Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today Nov. 19th:Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) : This company, which is the largest provider of dredging services in the US conducting business to maintain and deepen shipping channels, reclaim land from the ocean, and renourish storm damaged coastline, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.8% over the last 60 days.Great ...