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Top Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for December 20th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 20th:

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR - Free Report) : This residential mortgage-backed securities investor has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 6.1% over the last 60 days.

ARMOUR Residential has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.05, compared with 11.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB - Free Report) : This freight transportation services and logistics solutions provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 16.3% over the last 60 days.

ArcBest has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.22, compared with 12.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY - Free Report) : This financial products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.2% over the last 60 days.

Ally Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.98, compared with 7.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

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