Best Value Stocks to Buy for May 27th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, May 27th:  

First American Financial FAF: This company, which serves homebuyers and sellers, real estate professionals, loan originators and servicers, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and others involved in residential and commercial property transactions with products and services specific to their needs, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

First American Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

First American Financial Corporation price-consensus-chart | First American Financial Corporation Quote

First American Financial’s has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.97 compared with 12.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

First American Financial Corporation PE Ratio (TTM)

First American Financial Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | First American Financial Corporation Quote

Encore Capital Group ECPG: This international specialty finance company, which provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a broad range of financial assets, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.4% over the last 60 days.

Encore Capital Group Inc Price and Consensus

Encore Capital Group Inc price-consensus-chart | Encore Capital Group Inc Quote

Encore Capital has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.27 compared with 11.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Encore Capital Group Inc PE Ratio (TTM)

Encore Capital Group Inc pe-ratio-ttm | Encore Capital Group Inc Quote

Alerus Financial ALRS: This financial services company, which offers financial solutions to businesses and consumers, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.9% over the last 60 days.

Alerus Financial Price and Consensus

Alerus Financial price-consensus-chart | Alerus Financial Quote

Alerus Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.79 compared with 9.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Alerus Financial PE Ratio (TTM)

Alerus Financial pe-ratio-ttm | Alerus Financial Quote

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