Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 12th

Zacks Equity Research

12 August 2022 at 3:29 am·2-min read

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, August 12th:

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. CGBD: This business development company specializing in debts and loans has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Price and Consensus

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 9.1%, compared with the industry average of 8.8%.

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. Quote

Unum Group UNM: This financial protection benefit solutions company specializing in debts and loans has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.1% over the last 60 days.

Unum Group Price and Consensus

Unum Group price-consensus-chart | Unum Group Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.5%, compared with the industry average of 1.7%.

Unum Group Dividend Yield (TTM)

Unum Group dividend-yield-ttm | Unum Group Quote

NOV Inc. NOV: This company that sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, and industrial and renewable energy sectors has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 112.5% over the last 60 days.

NOV Inc. Price and Consensus

NOV Inc. price-consensus-chart | NOV Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.1%, compared with the industry average of 0%.

NOV Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

NOV Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | NOV Inc. Quote

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