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Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for November 18th

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Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, November 18th:

Compass Diversified Holdings LLC (CODI - Free Report) : This manager of a group of middle market businesses has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 30 days.

COMPASS DIVERSF Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 7.60%, compared with the industry average of 4.75%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 8.93%.

COMPASS DIVERSF Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

Seagate Technology plc (STX - Free Report) : This electronic data storage technology company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings surging 13.9% over the last 30 days.

SEAGATE TECH Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 6.59%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.66%.

SEAGATE TECH Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

Target Corp. (TGT - Free Report) : This general merchandise retailer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.9% over the last 30 days.

TARGET CORP Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 3.16%, compared with the industry average of 0.85%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.64%.

TARGET CORP Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE - Free Report) : This electricity distributor has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings improving 3.7% over the last 30 days.

FIRSTENERGY CP Price and Consensus

 

The company has a dividend yield of 4.52%, compared with the industry average of 3.38%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.76%.

FIRSTENERGY CP Dividend Yield (TTM)

 

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