Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, September 11th:

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 18.4% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 1.7%, compared with the industry average of 1%.

Sensient Technologies SXT: This company, which is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.7% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.2%, compared with the industry average of 0.6%.

 

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