Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 2nd

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 2:

BP p.l.c. BP: This company that is engaged in the energy business worldwide has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.5% over the last 60 days.

BP p.l.c. Price and Consensus

BP p.l.c. Price and Consensus

BP p.l.c. price-consensus-chart | BP p.l.c. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 5.01%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 6.43%.

BP p.l.c. Dividend Yield (TTM)

BP p.l.c. Dividend Yield (TTM)

BP p.l.c. dividend-yield-ttm | BP p.l.c. Quote

City Holding Company CHCO: This holding company for City National Bank of West Virginia has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

City Holding Company Price and Consensus

City Holding Company Price and Consensus

City Holding Company price-consensus-chart | City Holding Company Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.97%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.9%.

City Holding Company Dividend Yield (TTM)

City Holding Company Dividend Yield (TTM)

City Holding Company dividend-yield-ttm | City Holding Company Quote

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. FGBI: This holding company for First Guaranty Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.1% over the last 60 days.

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Price and Consensus

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Price and Consensus

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. price-consensus-chart | First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.91%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.21%.

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Quote

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