We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.
If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you do not, click Cancel.
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 31st:
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG - Free Report) : This specialty finance company that provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a range of financial assets has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.1% over the last 60 days.
Elevate Credit, Inc. : This company that provides online credit solutions to non-prime consumers has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 15% over the last 60 days.
Office Depot, Inc. (ODP - Free Report) : This company that provides business services and supplies, products, and technology has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 5.4% over the last 60 days.
Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG - Free Report) : This company that engages in the retail sale of diamond jewelry, watches, and other products has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.2% over the last 60 days.
Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through Q3 2019, while the S&P 500 gained +39.6%, five of our strategies returned +51.8%, +57.5%, +96.9%, +119.0%, and even +158.9%.
This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – Q3 2019, while the S&P averaged +5.6% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +54.1% per year.
Image: Bigstock
Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 31st
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 31st:
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG - Free Report) : This specialty finance company that provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a range of financial assets has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.1% over the last 60 days.
Encore Capital Group Inc Price and Consensus
Encore Capital Group Inc price-consensus-chart | Encore Capital Group Inc Quote
Encore Capital Group has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.11, compared with 7.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Encore Capital Group Inc PE Ratio (TTM)
Encore Capital Group Inc pe-ratio-ttm | Encore Capital Group Inc Quote
Elevate Credit, Inc. : This company that provides online credit solutions to non-prime consumers has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 15% over the last 60 days.
Elevate Credit, Inc. Price and Consensus
Elevate Credit, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Elevate Credit, Inc. Quote
Elevate Credit has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.42, compared with 7.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Elevate Credit, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)
Elevate Credit, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Elevate Credit, Inc. Quote
Office Depot, Inc. (ODP - Free Report) : This company that provides business services and supplies, products, and technology 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, Inc. Price and Consensus
Office Depot, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Office Depot, Inc. Quote
Office Depot has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.83, compared with 7.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Office Depot, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)
Office Depot, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Office Depot, Inc. Quote
Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG - Free Report) : This company that engages in the retail sale of diamond jewelry, watches, and other products has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.2% over the last 60 days.
Signet Jewelers Limited Price and Consensus
Signet Jewelers Limited price-consensus-chart | Signet Jewelers Limited Quote
Signet Jewelers has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.53, compared with 16.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Signet Jewelers Limited PE Ratio (TTM)
Signet Jewelers Limited pe-ratio-ttm | Signet Jewelers Limited Quote
See the full list of top ranked stocks here.
Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.
Today's Best Stocks from Zacks
Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through Q3 2019, while the S&P 500 gained +39.6%, five of our strategies returned +51.8%, +57.5%, +96.9%, +119.0%, and even +158.9%.
This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – Q3 2019, while the S&P averaged +5.6% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +54.1% per year.
See their latest picks free >>