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.
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Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the consumer staples sector.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA)
Dividend Yield: 11.79%
UBS analyst Kevin Caliendo maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $9 to $10 on Oct. 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
Morgan Stanley analyst Erin Wright maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $9 to $7 on Oct. 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
Recent News: Walgreens agreed to $100 million settlement over alleged deceptive pricing of generic drugs.
Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest WBA news
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS)
Dividend Yield: 12.24%
Barclays analyst Brandt Montour maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $8 to $7 on Nov. 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow maintained a Sell rating and slashed the price target from $8 to $7.5 on Nov. 6. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
Recent News: On Nov. 5, B&G Foods reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and issued FY24 net sales guidance below estimates.
Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest BGS news
The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC)
Dividend Yield: 5.14%
Piper Sandler analyst Michael Lavery maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $41 to $40 on Oct. 31. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
Mizuho analyst John Baumgartner maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $43 to $41 on Oct. 31. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
Recent News: On Nov. 13, the company's board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on its common stock.
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