Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for January 3rd

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

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NMM): This owner and operator of dry cargo vessels has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.6% over the last 60 days.

Navios Maritime Partners LP Price and Consensus

Navios Maritime Partners LP Price and Consensus

Navios Maritime Partners LP price-consensus-chart | Navios Maritime Partners LP Quote

Navios Maritime has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 11.56 compared with 22.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Navios Maritime Partners LP PE Ratio (TTM)

Navios Maritime Partners LP PE Ratio (TTM)

Navios Maritime Partners LP pe-ratio-ttm | Navios Maritime Partners LP Quote

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG): This specialty finance company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.1% over the last 60 days.

Encore Capital Group Inc Price and Consensus

Encore Capital Group Inc Price and Consensus

Encore Capital Group Inc price-consensus-chart | Encore Capital Group Inc Quote

Encore Capital has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.65 compared with 7.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Encore Capital Group Inc PE Ratio (TTM)

Encore Capital Group Inc PE Ratio (TTM)

Encore Capital Group Inc pe-ratio-ttm | Encore Capital Group Inc Quote

Office Depot, Inc. (ODP): This provider of business services and supplies, products and technology solutions has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 5.4% over the last 60 days.

Office Depot, Inc. Price and Consensus

Office Depot, Inc. Price and Consensus

Office Depot, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Office Depot, Inc. Quote

Office Depot has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.12 compared with 7.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Office Depot, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Office Depot, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Office Depot, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Office Depot, Inc. Quote

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