Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for May 3rd

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, May 3rd:

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (LX - Free Report) : This online consumer finance platform has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 16.3% over the last 60 days.

LexinFintech has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.87, compared with 8.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc : This banking and financial products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.8% over the last 60 days.

Royal Bank of Scotland has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.67, compared with 11.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Kraton Corporation : This manufacturer and marketer of styrenic block copolymers and other engineered polymers has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.1% over the last 60 days.

Kraton has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.15, compared with 11.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG - Free Report) : This private mortgage insurance and other mortgage credit risk management solutions provider has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.2% over the last 60 days.

MGIC Investment has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.94 compared with 12.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

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