Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 20th

By Zacks Equity Research | August 20, 2025, 8:31 AM

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 20th:  

Mitsui & Co. MITSY: This global company with operations in chemicals, foodstuffs, general merchandise, iron and steel, machinery, nonferrous metals, textiles, energy, and real estate and service industries, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6% over the last 60 days.

Mitsui & Co. Price and Consensus

Mitsui & Co. Price and Consensus

Mitsui & Co. price-consensus-chart | Mitsui & Co. Quote

Mitsui has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.16 compared with 13 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Mitsui & Co. PE Ratio (TTM)

Mitsui & Co. PE Ratio (TTM)

Mitsui & Co. pe-ratio-ttm | Mitsui & Co. Quote

Smithfield Foods, Inc. SFD: This pork producer and food-processing company, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3% over the last 60 days.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus

Smithfield Foods, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Quote

Smithfield Foods has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.41 compared with 11.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Smithfield Foods, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Smithfield Foods, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Quote

Mitsubishi MSBHF: This largest general trading company in Japan which has long been engaged in business with customers around the world in virtually every industry, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.3% over the last 60 days.

Mitsubishi Corp. Price and Consensus

Mitsubishi Corp. Price and Consensus

Mitsubishi Corp. price-consensus-chart | Mitsubishi Corp. Quote

Mitsubishi's has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.91 compared with 25.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Mitsubishi Corp. PE Ratio (TTM)

Mitsubishi Corp. PE Ratio (TTM)

Mitsubishi Corp. pe-ratio-ttm | Mitsubishi Corp. Quote

 

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

 

Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.

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