Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 21st

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Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 21st

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, August 21:

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated BSET: This home furnishings company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.2% over the last 60 days.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Price and Consensus

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Price and Consensus

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated price-consensus-chart | Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.2%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated dividend-yield-ttm | Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Quote

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH: This healthcare company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% over the last 60 days.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Price and Consensus

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Price and Consensus

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated price-consensus-chart | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.4%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dividend-yield-ttm | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Quote

Century Communities, Inc. CCS: This home builder has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 26.6% over the last 60 days.

Century Communities, Inc. Price and Consensus

Century Communities, Inc. Price and Consensus

Century Communities, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Century Communities, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.8%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Century Communities, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Century Communities, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Century Communities, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Century Communities, Inc. Quote

 

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

 

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