Best Income Stocks to Buy for Nov. 18th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, Nov. 18th:

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp FMAO: This locally owned and operated community bank which provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services through its 19 offices with locations in Fulton, Defiance, Henry, Williams, and Wood counties in Northwest Ohio, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. Price and Consensus

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. price-consensus-chart | Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.7%, compared with the industry average of 2.6%.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. Quote

First Financial Corporation Indiana THFF: This multi-bank holding company, which provides various financial products and services in west-central Indiana, east-central Illinois, western Kentucky, central and eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.9% over the last 60 days.

First Financial Corporation Indiana Price and Consensus

First Financial Corporation Indiana price-consensus-chart | First Financial Corporation Indiana Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.6%, compared with the industry average of 2.9%.

First Financial Corporation Indiana Dividend Yield (TTM)

First Financial Corporation Indiana dividend-yield-ttm | First Financial Corporation Indiana Quote

Allstate ALL: This company which is the third-largest property-casualty (P&C) insurer and the largest publicly-held personal lines carrier in the U.S., has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 29.9% over the last 60 days.

The Allstate Corporation Price and Consensus

The Allstate Corporation price-consensus-chart | The Allstate Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 1.9%, compared with the industry average of 0.7%.

The Allstate Corporation Dividend (TTM)

The Allstate Corporation dividend-ttm | The Allstate Corporation Quote

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