Best Value Stocks to Buy for October 1st

Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 1st:  

BP BP: This integrated energy company, which is engaged in the oil and gas business worldwide, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 22.6% over the last 60 days.

BP p.l.c. Price and Consensus

BP p.l.c. price-consensus-chart | BP p.l.c. Quote

BP has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.46 compared with 7.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

BP p.l.c. PE Ratio (TTM)

BP p.l.c. pe-ratio-ttm | BP p.l.c. Quote

PRESTIGE CONSMR PBH: This company, which develop, manufacture, market, sell and distribute over-the-counter healthcare in the United States, Canada, Australia and certain other international markets, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2% over the last 60 days.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. Price and Consensus

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. price-consensus-chart | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. Quote

PRESTIGE CONSMR has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.26 compared with 40.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Prestige Consumer Healthcare 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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