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Best Value Stocks to Buy for April 17th

Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 17, 9:26AM CDT
Best Value Stocks to Buy for April 17th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, April 17:

Maximus MMS: This company, which operates government health and human services programs globally, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.5% over the last 60 days.

Maximus, Inc. Price and Consensus

Maximus, Inc. Price and Consensus

Maximus, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Maximus, Inc. Quote

Maximus has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.19, compared with 11.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Maximus, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Maximus, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Maximus, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Maximus, Inc. Quote

Bread Financial BFH: This tech-forward financial services company, which offers simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions, 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.

Bread Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.63, compared with 14.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

John Wiley & Sons WLY: This company, which is a global provider of knowledge and knowledge-enabled services that improve outcomes in areas of research, professional practice and education,carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5% over the last 60 days.

John Wiley & Sons has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.66, compared with 15.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Check out this week’s current list of Best Stocks to Buy Now.

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

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