Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 14th:
Atlas (NYSE:ATCO) Corp. ATCO: This asset manager and operator has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 27.2% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.67%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 6.75%.
Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) Corporation BANR: This bank holding company for Banner Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.5% over the last 60 days.
Banner Corporation Price and Consensus
Banner Corporation price-consensus-chart | Banner Corporation Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.85%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.78%.
Banner Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)
Banner Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | Banner Corporation Quote
Central Pacific Financial (NYSE:CPF) Corp. CPF: This holding company for Central Pacific Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.72%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.42%.
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