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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for May 5th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, May 5th:

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR - Free Report) : This higher education programs provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 35.3% over the last 60 days.

Laureate Education’s has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 58.19, compared with 91.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

POSCO (PKX - Free Report) : This manufacturer of steel rolled productshas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

POSCO Price and Consensus

POSCO Price and Consensus | POSCO Quote

POSCO’s has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.39, compared with 15.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

POSCO PE Ratio (TTM)

POSCO PE Ratio (TTM) | POSCO Quote

M/I Homes, Inc. (MHO - Free Report) : This major builder of single-family homeshas a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 17.3% over the last 60 days.

M/I Homes, Inc. Price and Consensus

M/I Homes, Inc. Price and Consensus | M/I Homes, Inc. Quote

M/I Homes’ has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.02, compared with 12.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Barclays PLC (BCS - Free Report) : This financial products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.7% over the last 60 days.

Barclays PLC Price and Consensus

Barclays PLC Price and Consensus | Barclays PLC Quote

Barclays’ has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.72, compared with 12.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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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