Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, September 23rd:AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) : This company which offers insurance covers for property, workers compensation, professional liability, casualty, and marine and aviation carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.Axis Capital has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 7.28, compared with 15.70 for ...