Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, August 23:Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) : This meat processing company carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.7% over the last 60 days.Pilgrim's Pride has a PEG ratio of 0.22 compared with 0.49 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO) : This agro-industrial company carries a Zacks Rank ...