Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, April 18:Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (ALSN) : This transmission systems companyhas witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.8% the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.3%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) : This building solutions provider has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ...