Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, March 20th:
Urban Outfitters URBN: This lifestyle specialty retailer that offers fashion apparel and accessories, footwear, home décor and gifts products., 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.
Urban Outfitters’ has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.85 compared with 14 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
First Community FCCO: This bank which is engaged in a general commercial and retail banking business, emphasizing the needs of small-to-medium sized businesses, professional concerns and individuals, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.6% over the last 60 days.
First Community has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.83 compared with 11.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.
CPB CPF: This Hawaii-based bank holding company, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.8% over the last 60 days.
CPB has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.93 compared with 13.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.
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