Zacks’ Growth & Income Strategy highlights: Cousins Properties, National Retail Properties, Entertainment Properties and Annaly Capital Management.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Zacks Growth and Income Profit Track strategy looks for stocks with unusually high dividend yields. Although this screen is based on a long-term and lower risk approach to investing, it has a history of outperforming the S&P 500. Four stocks meeting this screen’s exclusive criteria are: Cousins Properties Inc. (NYSE: CUZ), National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) and Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY).

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Here are details about four companies currently identified by the Growth and Income Profit Track:

Cousins Properties Inc. (NYSE: CUZ) is one of the country’s top diversified development companies. It enjoys a dividend yield of 10.84% and a Zacks #1 Rank. The company will pay a dividend of 48 cents on Nov 17 to shareholders of record on Nov 3. CUZ announced fourth-quarter earnings of 31 cents per share, which were above analysts’ expectations of 25 cents.

National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, invests in single-tenant retail properties generally subject to long-term, net leases. On Nov 4, NNN reported third-quarter earnings of 50 cents, compared to 47 cents last year. NNN sports a dividend yield of 8.57% and, on Nov 14, will pay a dividend of 37 cents to shareholders of record on Oct 29. In addition, NNN enjoys a per share price of $17.51.

Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) is a real estate investment trust that meets the requirements for this profit track with a high dividend yield of 8.98% and a per share price of $37.42. On Oct 15, the company paid a dividend of 84 cents for the third quarter. EPR also announced year-over-year third quarter earnings of $1.20 per share, compared to $1.10. Analysts expected earnings of $1.17.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) specializes in investing in Mortgage-Backed Securities. Moreover, NLY offers a dividend yield of 16.30%, and therefore satisfies the criteria for this profit track. On Oct 29, the company paid out a dividend of 55 cents to shareholders of record on Sep 16. NLY announced third-quarter earnings of 61 cents per share, compared to only 32 cents last year.

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