Best Income Stocks to Buy for April 16th

Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, April 16^th:

Golden Ocean Group Limited GOGL: This shipping company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.6% over the last 60 days.

Golden Ocean Group Limited Price and Consensus

Golden Ocean Group Limited price-consensus-chart | Golden Ocean Group Limited Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 8.2%, compared with the industry average of 3.4%.

Golden Ocean Group Limited Dividend Yield (TTM)

Golden Ocean Group Limited dividend-yield-ttm | Golden Ocean Group Limited Quote

Orange S.A. ORANY: This telecommunications company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.4% over the last 60 days.

Orange Price and Consensus

Orange price-consensus-chart | Orange Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.1%, compared with the industry average of 2.8%.

Orange Dividend Yield (TTM)

Orange dividend-yield-ttm | Orange Quote

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