Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, November 1st:
American Assets Trust AAT: This real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns, operates, acquires and develops retail and office properties primarily in Southern California, Northern California and Hawaii, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.0% over the last 60 days.
American Assets Trust, Inc. Price and Consensus

American Assets Trust, Inc. price-consensus-chart | American Assets Trust, Inc. Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 5%, compared with the industry average of 2.9%.
American Assets Trust, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

American Assets Trust, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | American Assets Trust, Inc. Quote
Swedbank SWDBY: This leading Nordic-Baltic banking group with retail customers and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia,has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 5.2% over the last 60 days.
Swedbank AB Price and Consensus

Swedbank AB price-consensus-chart | Swedbank AB Quote
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.8%, compared with the industry average of 3.9%.
Swedbank AB Dividend Yield (TTM)

Swedbank AB dividend-yield-ttm | Swedbank AB Quote
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp FMAO: This company which operates as a locally owned and operated community bank serving Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 0.6% 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 company has a dividend yield of 3.3%, compared with the industry average of 2.7%.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. Quote
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Our team of experts has just released the 5 stocks with the greatest probability of gaining +100% or more in the coming months. Of those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian highlights the one stock set to climb highest.
This top pick is among the most innovative financial firms. With a fast-growing customer base (already 50+ million) and a diverse set of cutting edge solutions, this stock is poised for big gains. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.
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