Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, May 5^th:

Euroseas Ltd. ESEA: This ocean-going transportation services company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8% over the last 60 days.

Euroseas Ltd. Price and Consensus

Euroseas Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Euroseas Ltd. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 8%, compared with the industry average of 2.5%.

Euroseas Ltd. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Euroseas Ltd. dividend-yield-ttm | Euroseas Ltd. Quote

NatWest Group plc NWG: This banking and financial services company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.6% over the last 60 days.

NatWest Group plc Price and Consensus

NatWest Group plc price-consensus-chart | NatWest Group plc Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.9%, compared with the industry average of 3.7%.

NatWest Group plc Dividend Yield (TTM)

NatWest Group plc dividend-yield-ttm | NatWest Group plc Quote

Ultrapar Participaçoes S.A. UGP: This distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil and kerosene etc. has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.5% over the last 60 days.

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Price and Consensus

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. price-consensus-chart | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.4%, compared with the industry average of 4.3%.

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Dividend Yield (TTM)

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. dividend-yield-ttm | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Quote

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