Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, Oct. 22:CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (CTO) : This publicly traded real estate investment trust carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 4.4% over the last 60 days.CTO has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.13, compared with 12.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of B.Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (UVE) : This insuran ...