Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 8th:

TIM S.A. (TIMB Quick QuoteTIMB - Free Report) : This telecommunications company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.3% over the last 60 days.

TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR Price and Consensus

TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.9%, compared with the industry average of 2%.

TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR Dividend Yield (TTM)

TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR dividend-yield-ttm | TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR Quote

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (AMKBY Quick QuoteAMKBY - Free Report) : This transport and logistics company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.6% over the last 60 days.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Price and Consensus

A.P. Moller-Maersk price-consensus-chart | A.P. Moller-Maersk Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of nearly 22%, compared with the industry average of 2.7%.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Dividend Yield (TTM)

A.P. Moller-Maersk dividend-yield-ttm | A.P. Moller-Maersk Quote

Synovus Financial Corp. : This bank holding company for Synovus Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

Synovus Financial Corp. Price and Consensus

Synovus Financial Corp. price-consensus-chart | Synovus Financial Corp. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.1%, compared with the industry average of 2.5%.

Synovus Financial Corp. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Synovus Financial Corp. dividend-yield-ttm | Synovus Financial Corp. Quote

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