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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for August 13th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 13th:

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT - Free Report) : This provider of private mortgage insurance for single-family mortgage loans has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.2% over the last 60 days.

Essent Group Ltd. Price and Consensus

Essent has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.39 compared with 35.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Essent Group Ltd. PE Ratio (TTM)

AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER - Free Report) : This aircraft leasing company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 12.7% over the last 60 days.

Aercap Holdings N.V. Price and Consensus

AerCap has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.92 compared with 13.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Aercap Holdings N.V. PE Ratio (TTM)

Meritor, Inc. : This supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 5.1% over the last 60 days.

Meritor, Inc. Price and Consensus

Meritor has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.12 compared with 7.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Meritor, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

See the full list of top ranked stocks here

Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.

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