Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, August 14th:

DBS Group Holdings Ltd DBSDY: This commercial banking and financial services company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.7% over the last 60 days.

DBS Group Holdings Ltd Price and Consensus

DBS Group Holdings Ltd price-consensus-chart | DBS Group Holdings Ltd Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 6%, compared with the industry average of 4.4%.

DBS Group Holdings Ltd Dividend Yield (TTM)

DBS Group Holdings Ltd dividend-yield-ttm | DBS Group Holdings Ltd Quote

Central Puerto S.A. CEPU: This electric power generation company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 81.8% over the last 60 days.

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR Price and Consensus

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.1%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR Dividend Yield (TTM)

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR dividend-yield-ttm | Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR Quote

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN: This banking company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2% over the last 60 days.

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Price and Consensus

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. price-consensus-chart | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.1%, compared with the industry average of 0.7%.

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM)

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Quote

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