Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, Oct. 21:Newmont Corporation (NEM) : This producer and explorer of gold and other metals has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.9% over the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.1%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) : This producer of value-added frozen potato products has witnessed the Zacks ...