Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, January 2nd:  Stagwell Inc. (STGW) : This company, which is an independent, digital-first and fully-integrated organization of size & scale servicing brands across the continuum of marketing services, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.1% over the last 60 days.Stagwell's has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 6.10 c ...