Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, June 18:

Murphy USA Inc. MUSA: This retail fuel marketing company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing by 26.7% over the last 60 days.

Murphy has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 17.64 compared with 29.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Scoreof B.

Paycom Software, Inc. PAYC: This cloud-based human capital management company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing by 2.8% over the last 60 days.

Paycom Software has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.11 compared with 190.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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