Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, February 13th:

Financial Institutions, Inc. (FISI Quick QuoteFISI - Free Report) : This holding company for the Five Star Bank has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% over the last 60 days.

Financial Institutions, Inc. Price and Consensus

Financial Institutions, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Financial Institutions, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.2%, compared with the industry average of 2.5%.

Financial Institutions, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Financial Institutions, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Financial Institutions, Inc. Quote

SouthState Corporation (SSB Quick QuoteSSB - Free Report) : This bank holding company for SouthState Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.8% over the last 60 days.

SouthState Corporation Price and Consensus

SouthState Corporation price-consensus-chart | SouthState Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

SouthState Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

SouthState Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | SouthState Corporation Quote

Synchrony Financial (SYF Quick QuoteSYF - Free Report) : This consumer financial services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.2% over the last 60 days.

Synchrony Financial Price and Consensus

Synchrony Financial price-consensus-chart | Synchrony Financial Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.5%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Synchrony Financial Dividend Yield (TTM)

Synchrony Financial dividend-yield-ttm | Synchrony Financial Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

Find more top income stocks with some of our great premium screens.