Best Income Stocks to Buy for Jan. 16

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

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. REPX: This oil and natural gas company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.5% over the last 60 days.

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. Price and Consensus

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This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.7%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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United Community Banks, Inc. UCB: This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

United Community Banks, Inc. Price and Consensus

United Community Banks, Inc. price-consensus-chart | United Community Banks, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3%, compared with the industry average of 2.1%.

United Community Banks, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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