Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 19th
KUBTY, ENS and ITRI made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on August 19, 2026.
Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, August 19th:
Kubota KUBTY: This company, which is the world's largest maker of small tractors and Japan's 2nd largest manufacturer of farm equipment, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.1% over the last 60 days.
Kubota has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.97 compared with 18.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.
Enersys ENS: This company, which is engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distribution of various industrial batteries, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.4% over the last 60 days.
Enersys has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.57 compared with 24.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.
Itron ITRI: This technology and services company, which is a leading global supplier of a wide range of standard, advanced, and smart meters and meter communication systems, including networks and communication modules, software, devices, sensors, data analytics and services to the utility and municipal sectors, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.8% over the last 60 days.
Itron has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.82 compared with 26.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.
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