Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, October 12:

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 7.4% over the last 60 days.

ATI Inc. Price and Consensus

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

ATI has a PEG ratio of 1.17 compared with 1.48 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 22.5% 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 1.35 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

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO Quick QuoteVLO - Free Report) : This transportation fuels and petrochemical products company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 26.3% over the last 60 days.

Valero Energy Corporation Price and Consensus

Valero Energy Corporation price-consensus-chart | Valero Energy Corporation Quote

Valero has a PEG ratio of 0.28 compared with 0.36 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Valero Energy Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Valero Energy Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Valero Energy Corporation Quote

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