Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, August 15th:Petroleo Brasileiro PBR: This company which is the largest integrated energy firm in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 22.0% over the last 60 days.Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras Price and Consensus Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras price-consensus-chart | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 30.90%, compared with the industry average of 19.79%.Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras Dividend Yield (TTM) Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras dividend-yield-ttm | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras QuoteGrupo Financiero Santander Mexico BSMX: This Mexico- based company that provides banking services to commercial and private customers, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.5% over the last 60 days.Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. Price and Consensus Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. price-consensus-chart | Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 11.62%, compared with the industry average of 3.99%.Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. Dividend Yield (TTM) Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. dividend-yield-ttm | Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. QuoteFirst Financial Ban FFBC: This financial holding company that engages in the business of commercial banking, and other permissible activities that are financial in nature, through seventeen wholly owned subsidiary institutions, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.4% over the last 60 days.First Financial Bancorp. Price and Consensus First Financial Bancorp. price-consensus-chart | First Financial Bancorp. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 3.94%, compared with the industry average of 2.70%.First Financial Bancorp. Dividend Yield (TTM) First Financial Bancorp. dividend-yield-ttm | First Financial Bancorp. Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks here. Find more top income stocks with some of our great premium screens Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double" From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all. It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time. This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.Free: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras (PBR): Free Stock Analysis Report First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC): Free Stock Analysis Report Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V. (BSMX): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research