Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, September 28th:The GEO Group, Inc. GEO: This fully integrated equity real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 12.2% over the last 60 days. The Geo Group Inc Price and Consensus The Geo Group Inc price-consensus-chart | The Geo Group Inc Quote GEO Group has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 2.79, compared with 52.00 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A. The Geo Group Inc PE Ratio (TTM) The Geo Group Inc pe-ratio-ttm | The Geo Group Inc Quote Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. CVLG: This provider of transportation and logistics services has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 7.9% over the last 60 days. Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. Price and Consensus Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. Quote Covenant Logistics has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.52, compared with 18.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A. Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM) Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. Quote Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ABG: This automotive retailer has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 8% over the last 60 days. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Price and Consensus Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Quote Asbury Automotive has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.24, compared with 9.70 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM) Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Quote Meta Financial Group, Inc. CASH: This various banking products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #1, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 1.9% over the last 60 days. Meta Financial Group, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Financial Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Financial Group, Inc. Quote Meta Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.87, compared with 13.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B. Meta Financial Group, Inc. PE Ratio (TTM) Meta Financial Group, Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Meta Financial Group, Inc. Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks here.Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>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 Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG): Free Stock Analysis Report Geo Group Inc The (GEO): Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Financial Group, Inc. (CASH): Free Stock Analysis Report Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. (CVLG): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.