Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 12th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, August 12th:

Columbia Banking System, Inc. COLB: This bank holding company for Umpqua Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.6% over the last 60 days.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. Price and Consensus

Columbia Banking System, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Columbia Banking System, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of nearly 6%, compared with the industry average of 3.1%.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Columbia Banking System, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Columbia Banking System, Inc. Quote

Euroseas Ltd. ESEA: This ocean-going transportation services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.7% over the last 60 days.

Euroseas Ltd. Price and Consensus

Euroseas Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Euroseas Ltd. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.2%, compared with the industry average of 2.1%.

Euroseas Ltd. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Euroseas Ltd. dividend-yield-ttm | Euroseas Ltd. Quote

XP Inc. XP: This financial products and services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.3% over the last 60 days.

XP Inc. Price and Consensus

XP Inc. price-consensus-chart | XP Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.8%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

XP Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

XP Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | XP Inc. Quote

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