Best Income Stocks to Buy for October 17th

Barchart · 10/17 05:30

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, October 17th:

Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. LGTY: This software applications company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.6% over the last 60 days.

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

HireQuest, Inc. HQI: This company that provides temporary staffing solutions has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.3% over the last 60 days.

HireQuest, Inc. Price and Consensus

HireQuest, Inc. Price and Consensus

HireQuest, Inc. price-consensus-chart | HireQuest, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.7%, compared with the industry average of 1.5%.

HireQuest, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

HireQuest, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

HireQuest, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | HireQuest, Inc. Quote

H&R Block, Inc. HRB: This DIY tax return preparation services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.8% over the last 60 days.

H&R Block, Inc. Price and Consensus

H&R Block, Inc. Price and Consensus

H&R Block, Inc. price-consensus-chart | H&R Block, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.5%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

H&R Block, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

H&R Block, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

H&R Block, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | H&R Block, Inc. Quote

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