Best Value Stocks to Buy for December 30th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 30th:  

VALE VALE: This mining company, which is one of the world’s largest producer of iron ore, iron ore pellets, copper, nickel. and also has operations in manganese, ferroalloys, gold, silver, and cobalt, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% over the last 60 days.

VALE S.A. Price and Consensus

VALE S.A. price-consensus-chart | VALE S.A. Quote

VALE's has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.63 compared with 14.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

VALE S.A. PE Ratio (TTM)

VALE S.A. pe-ratio-ttm | VALE S.A. Quote

Evertec EVTC: This company, which is engaged in transaction processing business primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.9% over the last 60 days.

Evertec, Inc. Price and Consensus

Evertec, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Evertec, Inc. Quote

Evertec has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.25 compared with 12.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Evertec, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Evertec, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Evertec, Inc. Quote

SB Financial Group SBFG: This is a financial services holding company, which offers a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, mortgage banking, commercial and agricultural lending, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.4% over the last 60 days.

SB Financial Group, Inc. Price and Consensus

SB Financial Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | SB Financial Group, Inc. Quote

SB Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.31 compared with 32.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

SB Financial Group, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

SB Financial Group, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | SB Financial Group, Inc. Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.

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