Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Financial Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields
Author: Avi Kapoor | November 05, 2024 08:19am
During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.
Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the financials sector.
Wells Fargo analyst Elyse Greenspan maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $28 to $29 on Oct. 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
Barclays analyst Alex Scott maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $35 to $36 on Oct. 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
Recent News: On Oct. 31, Lincoln National posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
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Piper Sandler analyst Andrew Liesch maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $10 to $12 on July 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Wood Lay maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $10.5 to $11.5 on July 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
Truist Securities analyst Brandon King maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $28 to $30 on Oct. 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
RBC Capital analyst Jon Arfstrom maintained a Sector Perform rating and increased the price target from $29 to $31 on Oct. 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
Recent News: On Oct. 24, Columbia Banking System posted better-than-expected quarterly results.
