Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 25th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 25th:

Green Dot Corporation GDOT: This financial technology and bank holding company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.7% over the last 60 days.

Green Dot Corporation Price and Consensus

Green Dot Corporation price-consensus-chart | Green Dot Corporation Quote

Green Dot has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.98, compared with 17.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Green Dot Corporation PE Ratio (TTM)

Green Dot Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Green Dot Corporation Quote

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF: This global leader in nitrogenous fertilizers and other nitrogen products carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.1% over the last 60 days.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. price-consensus-chart | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Quote

CF Industries has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.68, compared with 11.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Quote

First Financial Bancorp. FFBC: This bank holding company for First Financial Bank carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.1% over the last 60 days.

First Financial Bancorp. Price and Consensus

First Financial Bancorp. price-consensus-chart | First Financial Bancorp. Quote

First Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.53, compared with 11.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

First Financial Bancorp. PE Ratio (TTM)

First Financial Bancorp. pe-ratio-ttm | First Financial Bancorp. Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

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