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Best Value Stocks to Buy for October 16th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 16:

Ultrapar Participações S.A. (UGP - Free Report) : This energy and infrastructure company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing by 7.7% over the last 60 days.

Ultrapar Participações has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.39 compared with 20.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Scoreof A.

ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC - Free Report) : This technology distribution company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing by 11.9% over the last 60 days.

ScanSource has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.36 compared with 13.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (PDM - Free Report) : This real estate investment company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

Piedmont Realty Trust has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.78 compared with 12.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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