Here are the stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 7th: Imperial Tobacco Group IMBBY: This Bristol, United Kingdom based company which manufactures, markets and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.6% over the last 60 days.Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Price and Consensus Imperial Tobacco Group PLC price-consensus-chart | Imperial Tobacco Group PLC QuoteImperial Tobacco Group has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.61 compared with 8.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Imperial Tobacco Group PLC PE Ratio (TTM) Imperial Tobacco Group PLC pe-ratio-ttm | Imperial Tobacco Group PLC QuoteBae Systems BAESY: This global company which is engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land and at sea, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.1% over the last 60 days.Bae Systems PLC Price and Consensus Bae Systems PLC price-consensus-chart | Bae Systems PLC QuoteBae Systems has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 16.09 compared with 51.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Bae Systems PLC PE Ratio (TTM) Bae Systems PLC pe-ratio-ttm | Bae Systems PLC QuoteWintrust Financial WTFC: This bank holding company which provides banking services, trust and investment services, commercial insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, and certain administrative services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.0% over the last 60 days.Wintrust Financial Corporation PE Ratio (TTM) Wintrust Financial Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Wintrust Financial Corporation QuoteWintrust Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.18 compared with 10.70 for the Industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Wintrust Financial Corporation PE Ratio (TTM) Wintrust Financial Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Wintrust Financial Corporation Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks here. Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here. Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double" From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all. It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time. This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant 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 Bae Systems PLC (BAESY): Free Stock Analysis Report Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC): Free Stock Analysis Report Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (IMBBY): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment Research