Best Value Stocks to Buy for Dec. 15

Here is a stock with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, Dec. 15:Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) : This specialty finance company providing debt recovery solutions carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.5% over the last 60 days.Encore Capital has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.45, compared with 25.06 for the S&P 500. The company possesses a Value Score of A. See the full list of top ra ...