Here are the stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 2nd:  Cars.com (CARS) : This company which operates an online automotive platform that offers new and used vehicle listings, expert and consumer reviews, research tools and other information, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.Cars.com has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.93 compared ...