Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, January 13th:  The Greenbrier Companies (GBX) : This company which, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad and related industries, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.5% over the last 60 days.The Greenbrier Companies has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 10.63 compared with 20 ...