Best Income Stocks to Buy for April 3rd

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, April 3rd:

Invesco Mortgage Capital IVR: This company which is a real estate investment trust that focuses on financing and managing residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 22.5% over the last 60 days.

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Price and Consensus

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Price and Consensus

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC price-consensus-chart | INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 23.44%, compared with the industry average of 13.41%.

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Dividend Yield (TTM)

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Dividend Yield (TTM)

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC dividend-yield-ttm | INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Quote

Great Elm Capital Group GECC: This diversified investment company which offers investment management, financial products and merchant banking, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 16.8% over the last 60 days.

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Price and Consensus

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Price and Consensus

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 15.6%, compared with the industry average of 2.96%.

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Quote

Arbor Realty Trust ABR: This specialized real estate finance company investing in real estate-related bridge and mezzanine loans, preferred equity, mortgage-related securities and other real estate-related assets, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.0% over the last 60 days.

Arbor Realty Trust Price and Consensus

Arbor Realty Trust Price and Consensus

Arbor Realty Trust price-consensus-chart | Arbor Realty Trust Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 13.93%, compared with the industry average of 13.41%.

Arbor Realty Trust Dividend Yield (TTM)

Arbor Realty Trust Dividend Yield (TTM)

Arbor Realty Trust dividend-yield-ttm | Arbor Realty Trust Quote

 

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