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Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for December 9th

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Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 9th:

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. : This limited partnership company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.6% over the last 60 days.

ALLIANCE HLDGS Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 7.03%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.85%.

ALLIANCE HLDGS Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

Innophos Holdings Inc : This producer of performance-critical and nutritional specialty ingredients has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

INNOPHOS HLDGS Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 3.40%, compared with the industry average of 1.28%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 16.31%.

INNOPHOS HLDGS Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

Alliance Resource Partners LP (ARLP - Free Report) : This producer and seller of coal has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings surging 19.2% over the last 60 days.

ALLIANCE RES Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 7%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.8%.

ALLIANCE RES Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

Mercury General Corporation (MCY - Free Report) : This company that engages in writing personal automobile insurancehas seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings soaring 14.9% over the last 60 days.

MERCURY GENL CP Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 4.14%, compared with the industry average of 1.58%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 0.39%.

MERCURY GENL CP Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

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