Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today July 16th:Afya (AFYA) : This company which is a medical education group primarily in Brazil, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.5% over the last 60 days.Afya has a PEG ratio of 0.46 compared with 1.64 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.Sasol (SSL) : This company which is engaged in the minin ...