Best Income Stocks to Buy for March 20th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, March 20:

CrossAmerica Partners LP CAPL: This distributor of motor fuels and owner and lessor of real estate used in the retailing of motor fuels, and operator of convenience stores has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.5% over the last 60 days.

CrossAmerica Partners LP Price and Consensus

CrossAmerica Partners LP price-consensus-chart | CrossAmerica Partners LP Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 9.6%, compared with the industry average of 6.1%.

CrossAmerica Partners LP Dividend Yield (TTM)

CrossAmerica Partners LP dividend-yield-ttm | CrossAmerica Partners LP Quote

BCB Bancorp, Inc. BCBP: This bank holding company for BCB Community Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.9% over the last 60 days.

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Price and Consensus

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) price-consensus-chart | BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of nearly 4%, compared with the industry average of 2.5%.

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Dividend Yield (TTM)

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) dividend-yield-ttm | BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Quote

Sierra Bancorp BSRR: This bank holding company for Bank of the Sierra has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.7% over the last 60 days.

Sierra Bancorp Price and Consensus

Sierra Bancorp price-consensus-chart | Sierra Bancorp Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 3.2%, compared with the industry average of 3.1%.

Sierra Bancorp Dividend Yield (TTM)

Sierra Bancorp dividend-yield-ttm | Sierra Bancorp Quote

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