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Best Value Stocks to Buy for April 8th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, April 8: 

SM Energy Company (SM - Free Report) : This oil and gas exploration and production company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 74.6% over the last 60 days.  

SM Energy has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.15, compared with 60.80 for the industry The company possesses a Value Score of A. 

BP p.l.c. (BP - Free Report) : This energy company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 38.1% over the last 60 days.  

BP p.l.c. Price and Consensus

BP p.l.c. Price and Consensus

BP p.l.c. price-consensus-chart | BP p.l.c. Quote

BP has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 13.38, compared with 21.24 for the S&P. The company possesses a Value Score of A. 

BP p.l.c. PE Ratio (TTM)

BP p.l.c. PE Ratio (TTM)

BP p.l.c. pe-ratio-ttm | BP p.l.c. Quote

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC - Free Report) : This energy company carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 35% over the last 60 days.  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.06, compared with 18.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A. 

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