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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 14th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 14th:

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI - Free Report) : This mortgage banking and investment management company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings improving 3.6% over the last 30 days.

PENNYMAC FIN SV Price and Consensus

 

PennyMac Financial Services has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.92, compared with 10.06 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

PENNYMAC FIN SV PE Ratio (TTM)

 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR - Free Report) : This commercial aero structures maker has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.8% over the last 30 days.

SPIRIT AEROSYS Price and Consensus

 

Spirit AeroSystems has a P/E ratio of 13.00, compared with 19.49 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

SPIRIT AEROSYS PE Ratio (TTM)

 

United Rentals, Inc. (URI - Free Report) : This equipment rental company has a Zacks Rank #2 and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings gaining 0.2% over the last 30 days.

UTD RENTALS INC Price and Consensus

 

United Rentals has a P/E ratio of 12.82, compared with 19.18 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

UTD RENTALS INC PE Ratio (TTM)

 

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL - Free Report) : This specialty minerals company has a Zacks Rank #2 and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 1.5% over the last 30 days.

ISRAEL CHEM LTD Price and Consensus

 

Israel Chemicals has a P/E ratio of 12.15, compared with 19.55 for the industry. The company possess a Value Score of A.

ISRAEL CHEM LTD PE Ratio (TTM)

 

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