Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, March 17th:
Enersys ENS: This company which is engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distribution of various industrial batteries, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.2% over the last 60 days.
Enersys Price and Consensus
Enersys price-consensus-chart | Enersys Quote
Enersys’ has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.56 compared with 17.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Enersys PE Ratio (TTM)
Enersys pe-ratio-ttm | Enersys Quote
Amalgamated Financial AMAL: This full-service commercial bank and a chartered trust company which provides commercial banking and trust services nationally and offers products and services to both commercial and retail customers, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.
Amalgamated Financial Corp. Price and Consensus
Amalgamated Financial Corp. price-consensus-chart | Amalgamated Financial Corp. Quote
Amalgamated Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.98 compared with 9.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.
Amalgamated Financial Corp. PE Ratio (TTM)
Amalgamated Financial Corp. pe-ratio-ttm | Amalgamated Financial Corp. Quote
First Financial Corporation Indiana THFF: This multi-bank holding company which provides various financial products and services in west-central Indiana, east-central Illinois, western Kentucky, central and eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.
First Financial Corporation Indiana Price and Consensus
First Financial Corporation Indiana price-consensus-chart | First Financial Corporation Indiana Quote
First Financial Corporation Indiana has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.96 compared with 10.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.
First Financial Corporation Indiana PE Ratio (TTM)
First Financial Corporation Indiana pe-ratio-ttm | First Financial Corporation Indiana Quote
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