Top Ranked Income Stocks To Buy For January 9th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 9th:

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NMM): This company owns and operates dry cargo vesselshas witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.6% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 6.9%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 13.4%.

BHP Group (BBL): This company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties; and mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, gold, iron ore, and metallurgical and energy coal has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.1% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 6.6%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 5.4%.

Office Properties Income Trust (OPI): This REIT focuses on owning, operating and leasing properties has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.5% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #2 company has a dividend yield of 6.7%, compared with the industry average of 4.1%. Its five-year average dividend yield is nearly 5%.

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