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Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for January 23rd

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 23rd:

Ready Capital Corp (RC - Free Report) : This real estate finance company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.

Ready Capital Corp Price and Consensus

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 10.82%, compared with the industry average of 8.62%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 10.06%.

Ready Capital Corp Dividend Yield (TTM)

Sanofi (SNY - Free Report) : This therapeutic solutions provider has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Sanofi Price and Consensus

This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.90%, compared with the industry average of 2.81%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.58%.

Sanofi Dividend Yield (TTM)

Ship Finance International Limited (SFL - Free Report) : This owner and operator of vessels and offshore assets has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.1% over the last 60 days.

Ship Finance International Limited Price and Consensus

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 12.10%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 10.86%.

Ship Finance International Limited Dividend Yield (TTM)

The Southern Company (SO - Free Report) : This generator and distributor of electricity has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Southern Company (The) Price and Consensus

This Zacks Rank #1 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 5.10%, compared with the industry average of 3.18%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.74%.

Southern Company (The) Dividend Yield (TTM)

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

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Zacks' Top 10 Stocks for 2019

In addition to the stocks discussed above, wouldn't you like to know about our 10 finest buy-and-holds for the year?

From more than 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank, these 10 were picked by a process that consistently beats the market. Even during 2018 while the market dropped -5.2%, our Top 10s were up well into double-digits. And during bullish 2012 – 2017, they soared far above the market's +126.3%, reaching +181.9%.

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