Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, January 5th:Asbury Automotive Group ABG: This company which is one of the largest automotive retailers carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing almost 1% over the last 60 days.Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Price and Consensus Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. QuoteAsbury Automotive has a PEG ratio of 0.33 compared with 0.43 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM) Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. QuoteApollo Global Management Inc. APO: This company that provides alternative asset manager services carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.3% over the last 60 days.Apollo Global Management Inc. Price and Consensus Apollo Global Management Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apollo Global Management Inc. QuoteApollo Global Management has a PEG ratio of 0.37 compared with 0.73 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.Apollo Global Management Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM) Apollo Global Management Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Apollo Global Management Inc. QuotePfizer PFE: This company that manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products 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.Pfizer Inc. Price and Consensus Pfizer Inc. price-consensus-chart | Pfizer Inc. QuotePfizer has a PEG ratio of 0.93 compared with 1.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.Pfizer Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM) Pfizer Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Pfizer Inc. QuoteSee the full list of top ranked stocks here.Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here. Infrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America A massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made. The only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?” Zacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.Download FREE: How to Profit from Trillions on Spending for Infrastructure >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Pfizer Inc. (PFE): Free Stock Analysis Report Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG): Free Stock Analysis Report Apollo Global Management Inc. (APO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research