Best Value Stocks to Buy for January 22nd

Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, January 22nd:  

Metropolitan Bank Holding MCB: This chartered commercial bank, which provides deposits, small business lending, trade finance, cash management solutions, speciality markets, personal checking, savings, electronic banking and prepaid cards, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price and Consensus

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. price-consensus-chart | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Quote

Metropolitan Bank Holding's has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.08 compared with 27.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. PE Ratio (TTM)

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. pe-ratio-ttm | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Quote

Guess GES: This company, which designs, markets, distributes and licenses casual apparel and accessories for men, women and children as per the American lifestyle and European fashion sensibilities, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.6% over the last 60 days.

Guess?, Inc. Price and Consensus

Guess?, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Guess?, Inc. Quote

Guess has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10 compared with 24.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Guess?, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Guess?, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Guess?, Inc. Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

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

Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report

This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).

Zacks Investment Research