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Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for September 4th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, September 4th:

NorthWestern Corporation (NWE - Free Report) : This diversified utilities company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.9% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.65%, compared with the industry average of 3.26%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.48.

NRG Yield, Inc. : This operator of thermal infrastructure assets has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings climbing 34.5% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 6.06%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 5.76.

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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN - Free Report) : This utilities company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 3% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.94%, compared with the industry average of 3.26%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.61.

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