Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, January 26th:

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A Quick QuoteA - Free Report) : This application-focused solutions provider to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.4% over the last 60 days.

Agilent has a PEG ratio of 2.76 compared with 5.26 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (WTKWY Quick QuoteWTKWY - Free Report) : This professional information, software solutions, and services company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.6% over the last 60 days.

Wolters Kluwer has a PEG ratio of 2.01 compared with 2.42 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

KnowBe4, Inc. : This company that engages in the development, marketing, and sale of its Software-as-a-Service-based security awareness platform carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.7% over the last 60 days.

KnowBe4 has a PEG ratio of 1.61 compared with 2.31 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

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