Best Income Stocks to Buy for January 7th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 7:

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 52.7% over the last 60 days.

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 12.9%, compared with the industry average of 12.2%.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

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

Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN: This clean energy generation assets company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 100.9% over the last 60 days.

Clearway Energy, Inc. Price and Consensus

Clearway Energy, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Clearway Energy, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.5%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Clearway Energy, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Clearway Energy, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Clearway Energy, Inc. Quote

Clear Secure, Inc. YOU: This operator of a secure identity platform has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.8% over the last 60 days.

CLEAR Secure, Inc. Price and Consensus

CLEAR Secure, Inc. price-consensus-chart | CLEAR Secure, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.4%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

CLEAR Secure, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

CLEAR Secure, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | CLEAR Secure, Inc. Quote

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