Best Income Stocks to Buy for February 13th

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

Patria Investments Limited PAX: This private market investment firms principally in Latin America, which offers asset management services to investors focusing on private equity funds, infrastructure development funds, co-investments funds, constructivist equity funds and real estate and credit funds, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

Patria Investments Limited Price and Consensus

Patria Investments Limited price-consensus-chart | Patria Investments Limited Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.2%, compared with the industry average of 2.7%.

Patria Investments Limited Dividend Yield (TTM)

Patria Investments Limited dividend-yield-ttm | Patria Investments Limited Quote

Hancock Whitney HWC: This bank and financial holding company, which operates across the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and Texas, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.4% over the last 60 days.

Hancock Whitney Corporation Price and Consensus

Hancock Whitney Corporation price-consensus-chart | Hancock Whitney Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.5%, compared with the industry average of 2%.

Hancock Whitney Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Hancock Whitney Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | Hancock Whitney Corporation Quote

Sierra Bancorp BSRR: This bank holding company, which is the largest independent bank headquartered in the South Valley, and operates branch offices as well as real estate centers, agricultural credit centers and a bank card center, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.8% over the last 60 days.

Sierra Bancorp Price and Consensus

Sierra Bancorp price-consensus-chart | Sierra Bancorp Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.8%, compared with the industry average of 2.6%.

Sierra Bancorp Dividend Yield (TTM)

Sierra Bancorp dividend-yield-ttm | Sierra Bancorp Quote

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