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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 22nd

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 22nd:

The Western Union Company (WU - Free Report) : This payment services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 5.2% over the last 60 days.

Western Union Company (The) Price and Consensus

Western Unionhas a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.67, compared with 19.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Scoreof A.

Western Union Company (The) PE Ratio (TTM)

CoreCivic, Inc. : This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.4% over the last 60 days.

Corrections Corp. of America Price and Consensus

CoreCivic has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.40, compared with 18.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Corrections Corp. of America PE Ratio (TTM)

United Rentals, Inc. (URI - Free Report) : This equipment rental company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.

United Rentals, Inc. Price and Consensus

United Rentals has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.94, compared with 27.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

United Rentals, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL - Free Report) : This developer of fixed index and fixed rate annuity products has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.2% over the last 60 days.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company Price and Consensus

American Equity has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.59, compared with 14.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company PE Ratio (TTM)

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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