Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 5:
Valero Energy Corporation VLO: This transportation fuels and petrochemical products company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.3% over the last 60 days.
Valero Energy Corporation Price and Consensus
Valero Energy Corporation price-consensus-chart | Valero Energy Corporation Quote
Valero Enery has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.17, compared with 22.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Valero Energy Corporation PE Ratio (TTM)
Valero Energy Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Valero Energy Corporation Quote
Everforth, Inc. EFOR: This provider of IT consulting, AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital solutions for commercial and government clients carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.2% over the last 60 days.
Everforth Inc. Price and Consensus
Everforth Inc. price-consensus-chart | Everforth Inc. Quote
Everforth has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.28, compared with 17.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Everforth Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)
Everforth Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Everforth Inc. Quote
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. AMP: This financial services company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 6% over the last 60 days.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Quote
Ameriprise has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.97, compared with 14.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Quote
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.
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