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

ConocoPhillips


COP

: This company which is primarily involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 23.1% over the last 60 days.

ConocoPhillips has a PEG ratio of 0.50 compared with 0.60 for the industry. The company possesses a

Growth Score

of A.

Lincoln Educational Services


LINC

: This is a leading and diversified for-profit provider of a career-oriented post-secondary education headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey, it carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.9% over the last 60 days.

Lincoln Educational Services has a PEG ratio of 0.90 compared with 1.21 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

VALE


VALE

: This company which is a produces of iron ore, iron ore pellets and nickel. It also produces manganese ore, ferroalloys, metallurgical and thermal coal, copper, platinum group metals (PGMs), gold, silver and cobalt, the company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 84.3% over the last 60 days.

VALE has a PEG ratio of 0.77 compared with 0.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

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