Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, October 1:Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (BBU) : This private equity company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.4% over the last 60 days.Brookfield Business Partners has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.30 compared with 16.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Scoreof A.OppFi Inc. (OPFI) : This fintech compan ...