Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, October 4th:Harte Hanks HHS: This Texas-based data-driven, omnichannel marketing company, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 31.8% over the last 60 days.Harte Hanks, Inc. Price and Consensus Harte Hanks, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Harte Hanks, Inc. QuoteHarte Hanks has a PEG ratio of 0.55 compared with 2.31 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.Harte Hanks, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM) Harte Hanks, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Harte Hanks, Inc. QuotePure Storage PSTG: This company which provides software-defined all-flash solutions that are uniquely fast and cloud-capable for customers, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 24.2% over the last 60 days.Pure Storage, Inc. Price and Consensus Pure Storage, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Pure Storage, Inc. QuotePure Storage has a PEG ratio of 0.66 compared with 1.71 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.Pure Storage, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM) Pure Storage, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Pure Storage, Inc. QuoteBoise Cascade BCC: This company which operates as a wood products manufacturer and building materials distributor with operations primarily in the United States and Canada, carries a Zacks Rank #1 and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.1% over the last 60 days.Boise Cascade, L.L.C. Price and Consensus Boise Cascade, L.L.C. price-consensus-chart | Boise Cascade, L.L.C. QuoteBoise Cascade has a PEG ratio of 1.30 compared with 2.03 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.Boise Cascade, L.L.C. PEG Ratio (TTM) Boise Cascade, L.L.C. peg-ratio-ttm | Boise Cascade, L.L.C. Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks here. Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here. Special Report: The Top 5 IPOs for Your Portfolio Today, you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the best investment opportunities of the year. As the world continues to benefit from an ever-evolving internet, a handful of innovative tech companies are on the brink of reaping immense rewards - and you can put yourself in a position to cash in. One is set to disrupt the online communication industry. Brilliantly designed for creating online communities, this stock is poised to explode when made public. With the strength of our economy and record amounts of cash flooding into IPOs, you don’t want to miss this opportunity.>>See Zacks’ Hottest IPOs NowWant 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 Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS): Free Stock Analysis Report Boise Cascade, L.L.C. (BCC): Free Stock Analysis Report Pure Storage, Inc. (PSTG): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research