Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 21st:

AutoNation, Inc. AN: This automotive retailer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 7.6% over the last 60 days.

AutoNation, Inc. Price and Consensus

AutoNation, Inc. price-consensus-chart | AutoNation, Inc. Quote

AutoNation has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.32, compared with 9.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

AutoNation, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

AutoNation, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | AutoNation, Inc. Quote

HP Inc. HPQ: This provider of personal computing and other access devices has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 6.6% over the last 60 days.

HP Inc. Price and Consensus

HP Inc. price-consensus-chart | HP Inc. Quote

HP has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.66, compared with 44.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

HP Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

HP Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | HP Inc. Quote

United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI: This distributor of natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 29.5% over the last 60 days.

United Natural Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus

United Natural Foods, Inc. price-consensus-chart | United Natural Foods, Inc. Quote

United Natural Foods has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.80, compared with 12.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

United Natural Foods, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

United Natural Foods, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | United Natural Foods, Inc. Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.

Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report

HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report

AutoNation, Inc. (AN) : Free Stock Analysis Report

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) : Free Stock Analysis Report

To read this article on Zacks.com click here.

Zacks Investment Research