Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, May 22nd:National General Holdings Corp. NGHC: This specialty personal lines insurance holding company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 9.6% over the last 60 days.National General Holdings Corp Price and Consensus National General Holdings Corp price-consensus-chart | National General Holdings Corp QuoteNational General has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 5.98, compared with 11.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.National General Holdings Corp PE Ratio (TTM) National General Holdings Corp pe-ratio-ttm | National General Holdings Corp QuoteMid Penn Bancorp, Inc. MPB: This bank holding company for Mid Penn Bank has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 42% over the last 60 days.Mid Penn Bancorp Price and Consensus Mid Penn Bancorp price-consensus-chart | Mid Penn Bancorp QuoteMid Penn has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 8.33, compared with 11.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Mid Penn Bancorp PE Ratio (TTM) Mid Penn Bancorp pe-ratio-ttm | Mid Penn Bancorp QuoteDiamond S Shipping Inc. DSSI: This shipping company has a Zacks Rank #2, and seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 44% over the last 60 days.Diamond S Shipping Inc. Price and Consensus Diamond S Shipping Inc. price-consensus-chart | Diamond S Shipping Inc. QuoteDiamond S Shipping has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 2.16, compared with 3.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Score of A.Diamond S Shipping Inc. PE Ratio (TTM) Diamond S Shipping Inc. pe-ratio-ttm | Diamond S Shipping Inc. QuoteSee the full list of top ranked stocks here.Learn more about the Value score and how it is calculated here.Today's Best Stocks from Zacks Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2019, while the S&P 500 gained and impressive +53.6%, five of our strategies returned +65.8%, +97.1%, +118.0%, +175.7% and even +186.7%.This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – 2019, while the S&P averaged +6.0% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +54.7% per year.See their latest picks free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report National General Holdings Corp (NGHC): Free Stock Analysis Report Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB): Free Stock Analysis Report Diamond S Shipping Inc. (DSSI): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research