Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, September 18:

Pagaya Technologies Ltd. PGY: This product-focused technology company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.2% over the last 60 days.

Pagaya Technologies Ltd. Price and Consensus

Pagaya has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.66, compared with 9.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Pagaya Technologies Ltd. PE Ratio (TTM)

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. BLMN: This fine dining restaurants company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 14% over the last 60 days.

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Price and Consensus

Bloomin' Brands has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.20, compared with 21.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. OPHC: This bank holding company for OptimumBank carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.5% over the last 60 days.

OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

OptimumBank has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.29, compared with 12.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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

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