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 - Free Report) : 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

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)

Provident Financial Services, Inc. (PFS - Free Report) : 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

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)

HCI Group, Inc. (HCI - Free Report) : 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

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)

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5 Stocks Set to Double

Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.

Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.

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