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

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR Quick QuoteIVR - Free Report) : This real estate investment trust has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.9% over the last 60 days.

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Price and Consensus

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC price-consensus-chart | INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 17.2%, compared with the industry average of 12.1%.

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Dividend Yield (TTM)

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC dividend-yield-ttm | INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Quote

First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC Quick QuoteFFBC - Free Report) : This bank holding company for First Financial Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.2% over the last 60 days.

First Financial Bancorp. Price and Consensus

First Financial Bancorp. price-consensus-chart | First Financial Bancorp. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of nearly 4%, compared with the industry average of 3.4%.

First Financial Bancorp. Dividend Yield (TTM)

First Financial Bancorp. dividend-yield-ttm | First Financial Bancorp. Quote

BancFirst Corporation (BANF Quick QuoteBANF - Free Report) : This bank holding company for BancFirst has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.2% over the last 60 days.

BancFirst Corporation Price and Consensus

BancFirst Corporation price-consensus-chart | BancFirst Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.9%, compared with the industry average of 0.7%.

BancFirst Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

BancFirst Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | BancFirst Corporation Quote

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