Top Ranked Value Stocks To Buy For December 28th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 27th:

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC): This chicken company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.6% over the last 60 days.

Pilgrim's Pride has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.07, compared with 16.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT): This manufacturer of outdoor equipment and marine electronics products has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.5% over the last 60 days.

Johnson Outdoors has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 20.01, compared with 21.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

US Foods Holding Corp. (USFD): This distributor of fresh and frozen food products has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

US Foods Holding has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 27.50, compared with 56.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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