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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for October 19th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 19th:

Intel Corporation (INTC - Free Report) : This technology company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Intel has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 13.23, compared with 29.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation : This energy and chemical company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 23.6% over the last 60 days.

China Petroleum & Chemical has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.75, compared with 14.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON - Free Report) : This seller of semiconductor components has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

ON Semiconductor has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.11, compared with 26.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

AeroCentury Corp. : This acquirer of aircraft and aircraft engines has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.9% over the last 60 days.

AeroCentury has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.83, compared with 12.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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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