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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for October 6th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 6th:

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC - Free Report) : This chicken company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 11.7% over the last 60 days.

Pilgrim's Pride has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.56, compared with 14.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Performance Food Group Company (PFGC - Free Report) : This distributor of food and food-related products has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

Performance Food Group has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 19.86, compared with 21.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

AeroCentury Corp. : This acquirer of aircraft and aircraft engines has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 9.9% over the last 60 days.

AeroCentury has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.11, compared with 12.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Owens Corning (OC - Free Report) : This seller of glass fiber reinforcements has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.2% over the last 60 days.

Owens Corning has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 18.43, compared with 19.90 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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