Best Value Stocks to Buy for July 31st

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, July 31st:

Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS: This bank holding company for Provident Bank carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.9% over the last 60 days.

Provident Financial Services, Inc Price and Consensus

Provident Financial Services, Inc price-consensus-chart | Provident Financial Services, Inc Quote

Provident Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.99, compared with 15.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score  of B.

Provident Financial Services, Inc PE Ratio (TTM)

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Newmont Corporation NEM: This producer and explorer of gold and other metals carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.3% over the last 60 days.

Newmont Corporation Price and Consensus

Newmont Corporation price-consensus-chart | Newmont Corporation Quote

Newmont has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.58, compared with 23.90 for the S&P 500. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Newmont Corporation PE Ratio (TTM)

Newmont Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Newmont Corporation Quote

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. CODYY: This supplier to the construction and industrial sector carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2% over the last 60 days.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain - Unsponsored ADR Price and Consensus

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Saint-Gobain has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.35, compared with 20.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain - Unsponsored ADR PE Ratio (TTM)

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain - Unsponsored ADR pe-ratio-ttm | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain - Unsponsored ADR Quote

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