Best Value Stocks to Buy for March 3rd

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, March 3rd:  

Blackbaud BLKB: This leading cloud software company which offers a full spectrum of cloud-based and on-premise software solutions and related services for organizations of all sizes including: fundraising, marketing, advocacy, customer relationship management, corporate social responsibility, peer-to-peer fundraising, financial management, payment processing and analytics, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.6% over the last 60 days.

Blackbaud, Inc. Price and Consensus

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Blackbaud's has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.43 compared with 17.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Blackbaud, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

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Janus Henderson Group JHG: This investment management company, which provides investment advisors for equities, fixed income, property and private equity sectors, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.6% over the last 60 days.

Janus Henderson Group plc Price and Consensus

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Janus Henderson has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.57 compared with 22.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Janus Henderson Group plc PE Ratio (TTM)

Janus Henderson Group plc pe-ratio-ttm | Janus Henderson Group plc Quote

Strategic Education STRA: This company, which provides a range of post-secondary education and other academic programs in the United States, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6% over the last 60 days.

Strategic Education Inc. Price and Consensus

Strategic Education Inc. price-consensus-chart | Strategic Education Inc. Quote

Strategic Education’s has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.30 compared with 16.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Strategic Education Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Strategic Education Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Strategic Education Inc. Quote

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