Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, September 24th:

ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC Quick QuoteSCSC - Free Report) : This distributor of technology products and solutions carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.9% over the last 60 days.

ScanSource has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.09, compared with 24.74 for the S&P 500. The company possesses a Value Score  of A.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC Quick QuoteASC - Free Report) : This company that engages in the seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

Ardmore Shipping has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.45, compared with 25.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH Quick QuoteSAH - Free Report) : This retailer of automotives carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.2% over the last 60 days.

Sonic has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.01, compared with 24.74 for the S&P 500. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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