Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, November 15:

Federated Hermes, Inc. FHI: This global asset manager carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.5% over the last 60 days.

Federated Hermes, Inc. Price and Consensus

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Federated Hermes has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 12.85 compared with 14.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Federated Hermes, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

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Raymond James Financial, Inc. RJF: This diversified financial services company 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.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus

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Raymond James Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 14.91 compared with 22.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

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