Best Income Stocks to Buy for January 9th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 9:

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation ACRE: This specialty finance company from the real estate sector has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 52.7% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 12.7%, compared with the industry average of 12.2%.

StepStone Group Inc. STEP: This venture capital company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 3.7% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 1.6%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Adeia Inc. ADEA: This media and semiconductor intellectual property licensing company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 34.2% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 1.1%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

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