Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 17th

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

Mallinckrodt plc (MNKKQ): This developer and manufacturer of specialty pharmaceutical products and therapies has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 13.7% over the last 60 days.

Mallinckrodt public limited company Price and Consensus

Mallinckrodt public limited company Price and Consensus
Mallinckrodt public limited company Price and Consensus

Mallinckrodt public limited company price-consensus-chart | Mallinckrodt public limited company Quote

Mallinckrodt has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 0.07 compared with 0.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Mallinckrodt public limited company PE Ratio (TTM)

Mallinckrodt public limited company PE Ratio (TTM)
Mallinckrodt public limited company PE Ratio (TTM)

Mallinckrodt public limited company pe-ratio-ttm | Mallinckrodt public limited company Quote

Waterstone Financial, Inc. (WSBF): This bank holding company for WaterStone Bank SSB has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 40% over the last 60 days.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus

Waterstone Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus
Waterstone Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus

Waterstone Financial, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Waterstone Financial, Inc. Quote

Waterstone Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.50 compared with 17.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Waterstone Financial, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)
Waterstone Financial, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Waterstone Financial, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Waterstone Financial, Inc. Quote

U.S. Bancorp (USB): This financial services holding company has Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 0.7% over the last 60 days.

U.S. Bancorp Price and Consensus

U.S. Bancorp Price and Consensus
U.S. Bancorp Price and Consensus

U.S. Bancorp price-consensus-chart | U.S. Bancorp Quote

U.S. Bancorp has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.98 compared with 18.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

U.S. Bancorp PE Ratio (TTM)

U.S. Bancorp PE Ratio (TTM)
U.S. Bancorp PE Ratio (TTM)

U.S. Bancorp pe-ratio-ttm | U.S. Bancorp Quote

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