Best Income Stocks to Buy for September 4th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, September 4th:

AllianceBernstein AB: This company which provides diversified investment management services, primarily to pension funds, endowments, foreign financial institutions, and to individual investors, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.4% over the last 60 days.

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. Price and Consensus

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This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 7.7%, compared with the industry average of 2.9%.

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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Artisan Partners Asset Management APAM: This investment management firm which is focused on providing high-value added, active investment strategies to clients globally, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.4% over the last 60 days.

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Price and Consensus

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. price-consensus-chart | Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 6.3%, compared with the industry average of 2.9%.

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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Columbia Banking System COLB: This bank holding company which provides a full range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals and other individuals through banking offices located in the Tacoma metropolitan area and contiguous parts of the Puget Sound region of Washington, as well as the Longview and Woodland communities in southwestern Washington, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% 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 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 5.4%, compared with the industry average of 2.8%.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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

 

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