Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, October 14th:Nexa Resources S.A. NEXA: This company that is engaged in developing as well as operating mining and smelting assets primarily in Latin America has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 28% over the last 60 days.Nexa Resources S.A. Price and Consensus Nexa Resources S.A. price-consensus-chart | Nexa Resources S.A. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 2.79%, compared with the industry average of 0.00%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.14%.Nexa Resources S.A. Dividend Yield (TTM) Nexa Resources S.A. dividend-yield-ttm | Nexa Resources S.A. QuoteGreif, Inc. GEF: This producer and seller of industrial packaging products and services has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.4% over the last 60 days.Greif, Inc. Price and Consensus Greif, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Greif, Inc. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.65%, compared with the industry average of 2.01%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.74%.Greif, Inc. Dividend Yield (TTM) Greif, Inc. dividend-yield-ttm | Greif, Inc. QuoteNutrien Ltd. NTR: This producer and seller of fertilizers and related industrial and feed products has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.8% over the last 60 days.Nutrien Ltd. Price and Consensus Nutrien Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Nutrien Ltd. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 2.61%, compared with the industry average of 1.15%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.26%.Nutrien Ltd. Dividend Yield (TTM) Nutrien Ltd. dividend-yield-ttm | Nutrien Ltd. QuoteOxford Lane Capital Corp. OXLC: This close ended fund managed by Oxford Lane Management LLC has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.9% over the last 60 days.Oxford Lane Capital Corp. Price and Consensus Oxford Lane Capital Corp. price-consensus-chart | Oxford Lane Capital Corp. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 10.51%, compared with the industry average of 3.57%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 17.18%.Oxford Lane Capital Corp. Dividend Yield (TTM) Oxford Lane Capital Corp. dividend-yield-ttm | Oxford Lane Capital Corp. QuoteSee the full list of top ranked stocks here.Find more top income stocks with some of our great premium screens. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>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 Greif, Inc. (GEF): Free Stock Analysis Report Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLC): Free Stock Analysis Report Nexa Resources S.A. (NEXA): Free Stock Analysis Report Nutrien Ltd. (NTR): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research