Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, August 12th:Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) : This electronic display systems company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 34.5% over the last 60 days.Daktronics has a PEG ratio of 0.41 compared with 0.42 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score  of B.Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) : This critical digital infrastructure technologi ...