Best Income Stocks to Buy for March 16th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, March 16th:

Whitestone REIT WSR: This community-centered shopping center real estate investment trust has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% over the last 60 days.

Whitestone REIT Price and Consensus

Whitestone REIT Price and Consensus
Whitestone REIT Price and Consensus

Whitestone REIT price-consensus-chart | Whitestone REIT Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.2%, compared with the industry average of 4.8%.

Whitestone REIT Dividend Yield (TTM)

Whitestone REIT Dividend Yield (TTM)
Whitestone REIT Dividend Yield (TTM)

Whitestone REIT dividend-yield-ttm | Whitestone REIT Quote

PLDT Inc. PHI: This telecommunications and digital services company from the Philippines has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.1% over the last 60 days.

PLDT Inc. Price and Consensus

PLDT Inc. Price and Consensus
PLDT Inc. Price and Consensus

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

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.2%, compared with the industry average of 1.2%.

PLDT Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

PLDT Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
PLDT Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

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

CB Financial Services, Inc. CBFV: This bank holding company for Community Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.8% over the last 60 days.

CB Financial Services, Inc. Price and Consensus

CB Financial Services, Inc. Price and Consensus
CB Financial Services, Inc. Price and Consensus

CB Financial Services, Inc. price-consensus-chart | CB Financial Services, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.2%, compared with the industry average of 2.9%.

CB Financial Services, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

CB Financial Services, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)
CB Financial Services, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

CB Financial Services, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | CB Financial Services, Inc. Quote

 

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