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

Upland Software, Inc. UPLD: This cloud-based software applications provider carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.3% over the last 60 days.

Upland Software, Inc. Price and Consensus

Upland Software, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Upland Software, Inc. Quote

Upland Software has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 3.09 compared with 45.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Scoreof A.

Upland Software, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM)

Upland Software, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Upland Software, Inc. Quote

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. VLRS: This air transportation services provider carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 38.4% over the last 60 days.

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. Price and Consensus

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. price-consensus-chart | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. Quote

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.77 compared with 16.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. PE Ratio (TTM)

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. pe-ratio-ttm | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. Quote

CI Financial Corp. CIXXF: This asset management holding company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.1% over the last 60 days.

CI Financial Corp. Price and Consensus

CI Financial Corp. price-consensus-chart | CI Financial Corp. Quote

CI Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.36 compared with 23.77 for the S&P. The company possesses a Value Score of A.

CI Financial Corp. PE Ratio (TTM)

CI Financial Corp. pe-ratio-ttm | CI Financial Corp. Quote

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