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Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 19th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 19th:  

Axis Capital Holdings AXS: This company which provides a broad range of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions to its clients on a worldwide basis, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.5% over the last 60 days.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price and Consensus

Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price and Consensus

Axis Capital Holdings Limited price-consensus-chart | Axis Capital Holdings Limited Quote

Axis Capital Holdings’ has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.03 compared with 15.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited PE Ratio (TTM)

Axis Capital Holdings Limited PE Ratio (TTM)

Axis Capital Holdings Limited pe-ratio-ttm | Axis Capital Holdings Limited Quote

KT KT: This telecommunication services company which, provides mobile telecommunications services, telephone services, fixed-line and VoIP telephone services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.9% over the last 60 days.

KT Corporation Price and Consensus

KT Corporation Price and Consensus

KT Corporation price-consensus-chart | KT Corporation Quote

KT has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.61 compared with 12.30 for industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

KT Corporation PE Ratio (TTM)

KT Corporation PE Ratio (TTM)

KT Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | KT Corporation Quote

Dole DOLE: This company which is a producer of fresh bananas and pineapples, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.

Dole PLC Price and Consensus

Dole PLC Price and Consensus

Dole PLC price-consensus-chart | Dole PLC Quote

Dole has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 13.12 compared with 18.70 for industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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Dole PLC PE Ratio (TTM)

Dole PLC PE Ratio (TTM)

Dole PLC pe-ratio-ttm | Dole PLC Quote

 

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