Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, April 7th:  

Deutsche Lufthansa (DLAKY Quick QuoteDLAKY - Free Report) : This company which operates as an autonomous unit within the Lufthansa Group, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.8% over the last 60 days.

Deutsche Lufthansa has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.72 compared with 7.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Banco Santander (SAN Quick QuoteSAN - Free Report) : This biggest bank in Spain which provides banking services for individuals and companies, leasing, factoring, stockbrokerage and mutual fund services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.6% over the last 60 days.

Banco Santander has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.45 compared with 9.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Forum Energy Technologies (FET Quick QuoteFET - Free Report) : This global oilfield products company which serves the subsea, drilling, completion, production and infrastructure sectors of the oil and natural gas industry, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.7% over the last 60 days.

Forum Energy Technologies has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.73 compared with 8.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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