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 real estate sector.
Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT)
- Dividend Yield: 13.76%
- RBC Capital analyst Bora Lee reiterated a Sector Perform rating with a price target of $61 on March 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- B of A Securities analyst David Barden downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underperform and cut the price target from $5 to $3.5 on Nov. 7, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 1, Uniti Group posted downbeat quarterly earnings
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest UNIT news
Clipper Realty Inc. (NYSE:CLPR)
- Dividend Yield: 7.97%
- Raymond James analyst Buck Horne downgraded the stock from Outperform to Underperform on April 15. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- JMP Securities analyst Aaron Hecht downgraded the stock from Market Outperform to Market Perform on April 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 1, Clipper Realty reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and FFO results.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in CLPR stock.
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA)
- Dividend Yield: 7.90%
- Truist Securities analyst Michael Lewis maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $14 to $13 on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- RBC Capital analyst Michael Carroll downgraded the stock from Sector Perform to Underperform and slashed the price target from $15 to $13 on Aug. 16, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
- Recent News: On July 31, Easterly Government Props posted upbeat quarterly sales.
- Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in DEA shares.
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