Best Income Stocks to Buy January 2nd

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

Flushing Financial Corporation FFIC: This bank holding company for Flushing Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.3% over the last 60 days.

Flushing Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

Flushing Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

Flushing Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

Flushing Financial Corporation price-consensus-chart | Flushing Financial Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 5.3%, compared with the industry average of 3.4%.

Flushing Financial Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Flushing Financial Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Flushing Financial Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Flushing Financial Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | Flushing Financial Corporation Quote

Dana Incorporated DAN: This company that provides power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for vehicles and machinery has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.9% over the last 60 days.

Dana Incorporated Price and Consensus

Dana Incorporated Price and Consensus

Dana Incorporated Price and Consensus

Dana Incorporated price-consensus-chart | Dana Incorporated Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.7%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Dana Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Dana Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Dana Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Dana Incorporated dividend-yield-ttm | Dana Incorporated Quote

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation ACRE: This specialty finance company from the real estate sector has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 12.5% over the last 60 days.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Price and Consensus

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Price and Consensus

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Price and Consensus

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation price-consensus-chart | Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 12.7%, compared with the industry average of 10.6%.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Quote

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