Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today January 14th:

Blue Bird BLBD: This company which is engaged in the designing, engineering, manufacturing and sale of school buses and related parts, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.

Blue Bird Corporation Price and Consensus

Blue Bird Corporation price-consensus-chart | Blue Bird Corporation Quote

Blue Bird has a PEG ratio of 0.99 compared with 1.17 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Blue Bird Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Blue Bird Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Blue Bird Corporation Quote

Carpenter Technology CRS: This international energy company, based on the integrated business of hydrocarbons, focalized in Latin America, with high standards of efficiency, profitability and responsibility, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.1% over the last 60 days.

Carpenter Technology Corporation Price and Consensus

Carpenter Technology Corporation price-consensus-chart | Carpenter Technology Corporation Quote

Carpenter Technology has a PEG ratio of 0.21 compared with 0.63 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Carpenter Technology Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Carpenter Technology Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Carpenter Technology Corporation Quote

The Travelers Companies TRV: This company which is a producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, and tool steels as well as drilling tools, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.4% over the last 60 days.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. Price and Consensus

The Travelers Companies, Inc. price-consensus-chart | The Travelers Companies, Inc. Quote

The Travelers Companies has a PEG ratio of 0.91 compared with 0.94 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

The Travelers Companies, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | The Travelers Companies, Inc. Quote

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