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 our Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga’s extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy. Here’s a look at the most recent high-yield dividend stock ratings from the most accurate Wall Street analysts, according to Benzinga’s Analyst Stock Ratings.
Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the financial sector.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE:TWO)
- Dividend Yield: 18.40%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $16 to $14.5 on May 4, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Barclays analyst Mark Devries maintained an Equal-Weight rating and slashed the price target from $16 to $14 on May 3, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- Recent News: Two Harbors Investment posted weaker-than-expected quarterly results.
MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)
- Dividend Yield: 12.87%
- Raymond James analyst Stephen Laws maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $12.5 to $13 on May 30, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $11.5 to $12.25 on May 9, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Recent News: MFA Financial posted downbeat quarterly earnings.
KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY)
- Dividend Yield: 7.71%
- Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $20 to $16 on April 21, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Whit Mayo maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $21 to $20 on April 3, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: KeyCorp reported first-quarter revenues increased 1.1% Y/Y to $1.71 billion, missing the consensus of $1.79 billion.
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