Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 30th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 30th:

Invesco Mortgage Capital IVR: This real estate investment trust that focuses on financing and managing residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4% over the last 60 days.

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Price and Consensus

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC price-consensus-chart | INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 15.8%, compared with the industry average of 11.9%.

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Dividend Yield (TTM)

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Subsea 7 SUBCY: This company, which operates as an engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwide, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.3% over the last 60 days.

Subsea 7 SA Price and Consensus

Subsea 7 SA price-consensus-chart | Subsea 7 SA Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.6%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Subsea 7 SA Dividend Yield (TTM)

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Escalade ESCA: This diversified company, which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of sporting goods products and office and graphic arts products, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.2% over the last 60 days.

Escalade, Incorporated Price and Consensus

Escalade, Incorporated price-consensus-chart | Escalade, Incorporated Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.5%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Escalade, Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Escalade, Incorporated dividend-yield-ttm | Escalade, Incorporated Quote

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