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

Griffon Corporation (GFF Quick QuoteGFF - Free Report) : This company which provides consumer and professional, and home and building products has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.2%, compared with the industry average of nearly 0.2%.

ING Groep N.V. (ING Quick QuoteING - Free Report) : This company which provides various banking products and services has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.8% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.1%, compared with the industry average of 4.7%.

WisdomTree, Inc. (WT Quick QuoteWT - Free Report) : This company that functions as a sponsor and asset manager for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.1% over the last 60 days.

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.8%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

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