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Best Income Stocks to Buy for October 1st

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, October 1st:

Aviva (AVVIY - Free Report) : This company which is the leading provider of indexed annuity and indexed life insurance products, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.1% over the last 60 days.

Aviva PLC Price and Consensus

Aviva PLC Price and Consensus

Aviva PLC price-consensus-chart | Aviva PLC Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.6%, compared with the industry average of 1.5%.

Aviva PLC Dividend Yield (TTM)

Aviva PLC Dividend Yield (TTM)

Aviva PLC dividend-yield-ttm | Aviva PLC Quote

Hillenbrand (HI - Free Report) : This global diversified industrial company which has multiple market-leading brands that serve a wide variety of industries across the globe, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.3% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.3%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Hillenbrand Inc Dividend Yield (TTM)

Hillenbrand Inc Dividend Yield (TTM)

Hillenbrand Inc dividend-yield-ttm | Hillenbrand Inc Quote

Jefferies Financial Group (JEF - Free Report) : This financial services company that provides various services, including IB, asset management, capital market-related services and direct investing in the Americas, Europe and Asia, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 14.7% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.5%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

 

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