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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 13

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

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL - Free Report) : This provider of life insurance products and services has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 39.1% over the last 60 days.

American Equity Investment Life has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.26, compared with 11.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NMM - Free Report) : This company that owns and operates dry cargo vessels has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 29.5% over the last 60 days.

Navios Maritime Partners has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.72, compared with 20.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC - Free Report) : This company that develops, manufactures, and markets a range of pharmaceutical, medical device in the therapeutic areas of eye health, gastroenterology, and dermatology 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.

Bausch Health has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.73, compared with 16.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Office Depot, Inc. (ODP - Free Report) : This company that provides business services and supplies, products, and technology solutions has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 5.4% over the last 60 days.

Office Depot has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.90, compared with 8.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

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