Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, May 23rd: Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR) : This real estate investment trust carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.9% over the last 60 days. Invesco Mortgage has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 2.20, compared with 10.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A. Costamare Inc. (CMRE) : This operator of con ...