Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, May 6th:

EOG Resources (EOG Quick QuoteEOG - Free Report) : This company, which is primarily engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 63.3% over the last 60 days.

EOG Resources, Inc. Price and Consensus

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This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.9%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

EOG Resources, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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Universal Insurance Holdings (UVE Quick QuoteUVE - Free Report) : This company, which is a vertically integrated property and casualty insurer focused on personal residential home-owners coverage, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.8% over the last 60 days.

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC Price and Consensus

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC price-consensus-chart | UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.6%, compared with the industry average of 0.8%.

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC Dividend Yield (TTM)

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC dividend-yield-ttm | UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC Quote

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