Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, September 22:

ATI Inc. (ATI Quick QuoteATI - Free Report) : This specialty materials and complex components company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.1% over the last 60 days.

ATI Inc. Price and Consensus

ATI Inc. price-consensus-chart | ATI Inc. Quote

ATI has a PEG ratio of 1.19 compared with 1.66 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

ATI Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

ATI Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | ATI Inc. Quote

KE Holdings Inc. (BEKE Quick QuoteBEKE - Free Report) : This housing transactions and services company from China carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.2% over the last 60 days.

KE Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Price and Consensus

KE Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | KE Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Quote

KE Holdings has a PEG ratio of 0.50 compared with 1.69 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

KE Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR PEG Ratio (TTM)

KE Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR peg-ratio-ttm | KE Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Quote

Centene Corporation (CNC Quick QuoteCNC - Free Report) : This managed care company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 40.9% over the last 60 days.

Centene Corporation Price and Consensus

Centene Corporation price-consensus-chart | Centene Corporation Quote

Centene has a PEG ratio of 0.41 compared with 1.42 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Centene Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Centene Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Centene Corporation Quote

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here.