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Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 5th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 5th:  

Hewlett Packard (HPE - Free Report) : This company which has two separate entities – one focusing on the enterprise-facing hardware and service business and the other focusing on the consumer-facing computer and printer segments, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.8% over the last 60 days.

Hewlett Packard has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.54 compared with 24.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Healthcare Services Group (HCSG - Free Report) : This company which provides housekeeping, laundry, linen, facility maintenance and food services to the health care industry, including nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers and hospitals, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.8% over the last 60 days.

Healthcare Services Group has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.73 compared with 22.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Citizens Financial Services (CZFS - Free Report) : This bank holding company which provides various banking products and services for individual, business, governmental, and institutional customers, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.5% over the last 60 days.

Citizens Financial Services has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.8 compared with 9.9 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

 

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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