Best Value Stock to Buy for September 18th

Here are the stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, September 18th:  

VEON VEON: This telecommunication and digital services company which provides customers with voice, fixed broadband, data and digital services, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 15.22% over the last 60 days.

VEON Ltd. Price and Consensus

VEON Ltd. price-consensus-chart | VEON Ltd. Quote

VEON has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.13 compared with 12.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

VEON Ltd. PE Ratio (TTM)

VEON Ltd. pe-ratio-ttm | VEON Ltd. 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 1.7% over the last 60 days.

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 9.99 compared with 11 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. Quote

Bain Capital Specialty Finance BCSF: This business development company which focuses on investment in middle-market companies, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.4% over the last 60 days.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Price and Consensus

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Quote

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.87 compared with 9.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Quote

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