Best Income Stocks to Buy for April 7th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, April 7:
HSBC Holdings plc HSBC: This financial services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.8% over the last 60 days.
HSBC Holdings plc Price and Consensus

HSBC Holdings plc price-consensus-chart | HSBC Holdings plc Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 10.6%, compared with the industry average of 2.8%.
HSBC Holdings plc Dividend Yield (TTM)

HSBC Holdings plc dividend-yield-ttm | HSBC Holdings plc Quote
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. BEP: This renewable energy company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 20.2% over the last 60 days.
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. Price and Consensus

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. price-consensus-chart | Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 0.6%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. dividend-yield-ttm | Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. Quote
Smithfield Foods, Inc. SFD: This meat products company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.8% over the last 60 days.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus

Smithfield Foods, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.5%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Smithfield Foods, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Quote
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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