Back to top

Image: Bigstock

Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for October 10th

Read MoreHide Full Article

Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 10th:

Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY - Free Report) : This retailer of technology products has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.7% over the last 60 days.

Best Buy has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.51, compared with 20.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU - Free Report) : This insurance services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.1% over the last 60 days.

Prudential Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.87, compared with 14.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM - Free Report) : This multi-channel specialty retailer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.8% over the last 60 days.

Williams-Sonoma has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.54, compared with 20.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

CoreCivic, Inc. : This owner of privatized correctional and detention facilities has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.4% over the last 60 days.

CoreCivic has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.04, compared with 30.30 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.

Today's Stocks from Zacks' Hottest Strategies

It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +18.8% from 2016 - Q1 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +157.0%, +128.0%, +97.8%, +94.7%, and +90.2% respectively.

And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - Q1 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 11X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation. See Them Free>>