During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, even when markets are at all-time highs, 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 materials sector.
Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW)
- Dividend Yield: 5.09%
- Mizuho analyst John Roberts maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $55 to $62 on April 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
- JP Morgan analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight and raised the price target from $55 to $61 on April 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On May 16, Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems disclosed a supply agreement to transform plastic waste into new circular products.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest Dow's news
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Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP)
- Dividend Yield: 5.21%
- Loop Capital analyst Chris Kapsch upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and cut the price target from $26 to $23 on April 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- JP Morgan analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas maintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $24 to $21 on Feb. 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On June 7, Compass Minerals International named Jeffrey Cathey as its new chief financial officer.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in CMP's stock.
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BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP)
- Dividend Yield: 5.35%
- Citigroup analyst Paul McTaggart reinstated a Buy rating on May 31. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Bernstein analyst Paul Gaitdowngraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform on Sept. 25, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On May 27, Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) and BHP Group announced their plan to collaborate to test large battery-electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
- Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in BHP Group's shares.
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