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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 5th

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

United Rentals, Inc. (URI - Free Report) : This equipment rental company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.7% over the last 60 days.

United Rentals, Inc. Price and Consensus

United Rentals has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.88, compared with 27.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

United Rentals, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Avid Technology, Inc. : This software developer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 44.1% over the last 60 days.

Avid Technology, Inc. Price and Consensus

Avid Technology has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 13.65, compared with 56.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Avid Technology, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Yirendai Ltd. (YRD - Free Report) : This operator of an online consumer finance marketplace has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.6% over the last 60 days.

Yirendai Ltd. Price and Consensus

Yirendai has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.89, compared with 30.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Yirendai Ltd. PE Ratio (TTM)

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