Best Income Stocks to Buy for February 2nd

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, February 2:

Aviva plc AVVIY: This financial services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.4% the last 60 days.

Aviva PLC Price and Consensus

Aviva PLC price-consensus-chart | Aviva PLC Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.7%, compared with the industry average of 1.7%.

Aviva PLC Dividend Yield (TTM)

Aviva PLC dividend-yield-ttm | Aviva PLC Quote

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. BHRB: This bank holding company for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.5% the last 60 days.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Price and Consensus

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. price-consensus-chart | Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.4%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. dividend-yield-ttm | Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Quote

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV: This airline company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.9% the last 60 days.

Southwest Airlines Co. Price and Consensus

Southwest Airlines Co. price-consensus-chart | Southwest Airlines Co. Quote

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

Southwest Airlines Co. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Southwest Airlines Co. dividend-yield-ttm | Southwest Airlines Co. Quote

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