Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 19th:
Prudential Financial, Inc (PRU - Free Report) : This insurance company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 3.2% over the last 60 days.
Prudential Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.59%, compared with the industry average of 1.72%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.83%.
Prudential Financial, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO - Free Report) : This bakery company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 2.4% over the last 60 days.
Flowers Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.44%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.74%.
Flowers Foods, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Meredith Corporation : This diversified media company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 1.5% over the last 60 days.
Meredith Corporation Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.96%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.74%.
Meredith Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA - Free Report) : This sporting goods seller has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.7% over the last 60 days.
Escalade, Incorporated Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.42%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.60%
Escalade, Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)
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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 19th:
Prudential Financial, Inc (PRU - Free Report) : This insurance company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 3.2% over the last 60 days.
Prudential Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.59%, compared with the industry average of 1.72%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.83%.
Prudential Financial, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO - Free Report) : This bakery company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 2.4% over the last 60 days.
Flowers Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.44%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.74%.
Flowers Foods, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
Meredith Corporation : This diversified media company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 1.5% over the last 60 days.
Meredith Corporation Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.96%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.74%.
Meredith Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA - Free Report) : This sporting goods seller has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.7% over the last 60 days.
Escalade, Incorporated Price and Consensus
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.42%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.60%
Escalade, Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)
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Full disclosure, Kevin Matras now has more of his own money in one particular stock than in any other. He believes in its short-term profit potential and also in its prospects to more than double by 2019. Today he reveals and explains his surprising move in a new Special Report.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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