Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 23:Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) : This technology-driven company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.6% over the last 60 days.Pitney Bowes has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 19.03 compared with 49.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Scoreof A.National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) : This diversified energy company ...