Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for January 18th
Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 18th:
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI): This operator of full-service restaurants has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 5.6% over the last 60 days.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Price and Consensus
Darden Restaurants, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Darden Restaurants, Inc. Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.60%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.61%.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Darden Restaurants, Inc. Quote
Resources Connection, Inc. (RECN): This provider of agile consulting services has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 20.3% over the last 60 days.
Resources Connection, Inc. Price and Consensus
Resources Connection, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Resources Connection, Inc. Quote
This Zacks Rank #2(Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.92%, compared with the industry average of 1.02%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.42%.
Resources Connection, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Resources Connection, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Resources Connection, Inc. Quote
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN): This electric power utility company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Price and Consensus
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. price-consensus-chart | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Quote
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.28%, compared with the industry average of 3.27%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.56%.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. dividend-yield-ttm | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Quote
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