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Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for October 4th

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

Guess?, Inc. (GES - Free Report) : This apparel company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 45% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 5.23%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.51%.

Guess?, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Guess?, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Guess?, Inc. Quote

EVERTEC, Inc. (EVTC - Free Report) : This transaction processing company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.6% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.52%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 1.98%.

Evertec, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Evertec, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Evertec, Inc. Quote

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (WHLR - Free Report) : This REIT has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 5.6% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 11.68%, compared with the industry average of 4.85%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 10.76%.

BCE Inc. (BCE - Free Report) : This telecom and media company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.8% over the last 60 days.

BCE, Inc. Price and Consensus

BCE, Inc. price-consensus-chart | BCE, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.86%, compared with the industry average of 0.94%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.89%.

BCE, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

BCE, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | BCE, Inc. Quote

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