Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, November 8th:StoneCastle Financial Corp. (BANX): This closed-end investment company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.StoneCastle Financial Corp Price and Consensus StoneCastle Financial Corp price-consensus-chart | StoneCastle Financial Corp QuoteThis Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 6.7%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 7.9%.StoneCastle Financial Corp Dividend Yield (TTM) StoneCastle Financial Corp dividend-yield-ttm | StoneCastle Financial Corp QuoteDelek Logistics Partners, LP (DKL): This owner and operator of logistics and marketing assets for crude oil and intermediate and refined products has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.9% over the last 60 days.Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. Price and Consensus Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. price-consensus-chart | Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #2 company has a dividend yield of 10.9%, compared with the industry average of 8.5%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 8.4%.Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. Dividend Yield (TTM) Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. dividend-yield-ttm | Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. QuoteHercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC): This business development company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.7% over the last 60 days.Hercules Capital, Inc. Price and Consensus Hercules Capital, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Hercules Capital, Inc. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #2 company has a dividend yield of 9.2%, compared with the industry average of 8.6%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 9.6%.Hercules Capital, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM) Hercules Capital, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Hercules Capital, Inc. QuoteSee the full list of top ranked stocks here.Find more top income stocks with some of our great premium screens.Today's Best Stocks from Zacks Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2018, while the S&P 500 gained +15.8%, five of our screens returned +38.0%, +61.3%, +61.6%, +68.1%, and +98.3%.This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – 2018, while the S&P averaged +4.8% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +56.2% per year.See their latest picks free >>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 Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC): Free Stock Analysis Report Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. (DKL): Free Stock Analysis Report StoneCastle Financial Corp (BANX): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research