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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for August 16th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 16th:

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG - Free Report) : This independent energy company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 36.1% over the last 60 days.

Northern Oil and Gas has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.53, compared with 9.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Atkore International Group Inc. (ATKR - Free Report) : This distributor of electrical raceway products has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11% over the last 60 days.

Atkore International Group has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.52, compared with 13.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. : This energy company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 7.7% over the last 60 days.

Carrizo Oil & Gas has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.89, compared with 9.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (ARC - Free Report) : This reprographics company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.7% over the last 60 days.

ARC Document Solutions has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 23.07, compared with 24.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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