Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, October 29th:

Swedbank SWDBY: This company which is a 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 5.2% over the last 60 days.

Swedbank AB Price and Consensus

Swedbank AB price-consensus-chart | Swedbank AB Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.7%, compared with the industry average of 3.9%.

Swedbank AB Dividend Yield (TTM)

Swedbank AB dividend-yield-ttm | Swedbank AB Quote

United Microelectronics UMC: This company which specializes in providing foundry services for high performance semiconductor applications,has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 3.1% over the last 60 days.

United Microelectronics Corporation Price and Consensus

United Microelectronics Corporation price-consensus-chart | United Microelectronics Corporation Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.7%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.

United Microelectronics Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM)

United Microelectronics Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | United Microelectronics Corporation Quote

Comerica CMA: This banking and financial services company which delivers financial services in three primary geographic markets — Texas, California and Michigan — as well as Arizona and Florida, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 6.3% over the last 60 days.

Comerica Incorporated Price and Consensus

Comerica Incorporated price-consensus-chart | Comerica Incorporated Quote

This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.5%, compared with the industry average of 3.4%.

Comerica Incorporated Dividend Yield (TTM)

Comerica Incorporated dividend-yield-ttm | Comerica Incorporated Quote

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