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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 15th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 15th:

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 increasing 9.6% over the last 60 days.

Pilgrim's Pride has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.30, compared with 16.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM - Free Report) : This wireless telecom services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.3% over the last 60 days.

SK Telecom has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.87, compared with 45.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL - Free Report) : This insurance firm 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 has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.40, compared with 14.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (TKC - Free Report) : This mobile telecom services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 1.5% over the last 60 days.

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.23, compared with 45.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.

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