Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, February 15th:
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (PFS): This holding company for Provident Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.3% over the last 60 days.
Provident Financial Services, Inc Price and Consensus
Provident Financial Services, Inc price-consensus-chart | Provident Financial Services, Inc Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.42%, compared with the industry average of 2.31%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.26%.
Provident Financial Services, Inc Dividend Yield (TTM)
Provident Financial Services, Inc dividend-yield-ttm | Provident Financial Services, Inc Quote
Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM): This real estate investment trust has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.4% over the last 60 days.
Chimera Investment Corporation Price and Consensus
Chimera Investment Corporation price-consensus-chart | Chimera Investment Corporation Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 10.79%, compared with the industry average of 8.08%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 11.8%.
Chimera Investment Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)
Chimera Investment Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | Chimera Investment Corporation Quote
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) plc (RIO): This mining and metals company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 43.4% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.51%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.74%.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) (QCOM): This digital communication products manufacturer haswitnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.6% over the last 60 days.
QUALCOMM Incorporated Price and Consensus
QUALCOMM Incorporated price-consensus-chart | QUALCOMM Incorporated Quote
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.81%, compared with the industry average of 0.40%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.32%.
QUALCOMM Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)
QUALCOMM Incorporated dividend-yield-ttm | QUALCOMM Incorporated Quote
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Zacks' Top 10 Stocks for 2019
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From more than 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank, these 10 were picked by a process that consistently beats the market. Even during 2018 while the market dropped -5.2%, our Top 10s were up well into double-digits. And during bullish 2012 – 2017, they soared far above the market's +126.3%, reaching +181.9%.
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