Best Income Stocks to Buy for May 18th
Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, May 18th:
Banco Santander-Chile BSAC: This commercial and retail banking company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.1% over the last 60 days.
Banco Santander Chile Price and Consensus
Banco Santander Chile price-consensus-chart | Banco Santander Chile Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.4%, compared with the industry average of 3.9%.
Banco Santander Chile Dividend Yield (TTM)
Banco Santander Chile dividend-yield-ttm | Banco Santander Chile Quote
Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS: This bank holding company for Provident Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.7% 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 company has a dividend yield of 4.4%, compared with the industry average of 2.6%.
Provident Financial Services, Inc Dividend Yield (TTM)
Provident Financial Services, Inc dividend-yield-ttm | Provident Financial Services, Inc Quote
HCI Group, Inc. HCI: This property, casulty insurance, information technology and real estate company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.3% over the last 60 days.
HCI Group, Inc. Price and Consensus
HCI Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | HCI Group, Inc. Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.5%, compared with the industry average of 1.1%.
HCI Group, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
HCI Group, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | HCI Group, Inc. Quote
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