Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, June 21st:Capitala Finance Corp. (CPTA): This business development company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2% over the last 60 days.Capitala Finance Corp. Price and Consensus Capitala Finance Corp. price-consensus-chart | Capitala Finance Corp. QuoteCapitala has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.21, compared with 10.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.Capitala Finance Corp. PE Ratio (TTM) Capitala Finance Corp. pe-ratio-ttm | Capitala Finance Corp. QuoteUniti Group Inc. (UNIT): This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 1.8% over the last 60 days.Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. Price and Consensus Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. price-consensus-chart | Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. QuoteUniti has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 4.89, compared with 16.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. PE Ratio (TTM) Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. QuoteMr. Cooper Group Inc. (COOP): This servicing, origination and transaction-based services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.5% over the last 60 days.MR. COOPER GROUP INC Price and Consensus MR. COOPER GROUP INC price-consensus-chart | MR. COOPER GROUP INC QuoteMr. Cooper has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 4.87 compared with 8.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.MR. COOPER GROUP INC PE Ratio (TTM) MR. COOPER GROUP INC pe-ratio-ttm | MR. COOPER GROUP INC QuoteAtlantic Power Corporation (AT): This owner and operator of power generation assets has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising more than 100% over the last 60 days.Atlantic Power Corporation Price and Consensus Atlantic Power Corporation price-consensus-chart | Atlantic Power Corporation QuoteAtlantic Power has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.29 compared with 19.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Atlantic Power Corporation PE Ratio (TTM) Atlantic Power Corporation pe-ratio-ttm | Atlantic Power Corporation QuoteSee the full list of top ranked stocks hereLearn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.Today's Best Stocks from Zacks Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2018, while the S&P 500 gained +15.8%, five of our screens returned +38.0%, +61.3%, +61.6%, +68.1%, and +98.3%.This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – 2018, while the S&P averaged +4.8% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +56.2% per year.See their latest picks free >>Want 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 Communications Sales & Leasing,Inc. (UNIT): Free Stock Analysis Report Capitala Finance Corp. (CPTA): Free Stock Analysis Report MR. COOPER GROUP INC (COOP): Free Stock Analysis Report Atlantic Power Corporation (AT): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research