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 industrials sector.
Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA)
- Dividend Yield: 6.76%
- Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Linenberg maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $145 to $130 on Aug. 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
- Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth maintained a Strong Buy rating and raised the price target from $165 to $168 on May 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 11, Copa Holdings said, for Aug. 2024, capacity increased by 8.2% and system-wide passenger traffic rose by 5.8%.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CPA news.
Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT)
- Dividend Yield: 5.47%
- Truist Securities analyst Jake Bartlett downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and slashed the price target from $34 to $28 on Aug. 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Stifel analyst Michael Hoffman reiterated a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $30 to $32 on March 15. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 84%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 8, Karat Packaging reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KRT news.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)
- Dividend Yield: 4.97%
- BMO Capital analyst Fadi Chamoun maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $169 to $155 on July 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Christian Wetherbee maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $156 to $134 on July 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 7, UPS announced its regular quarterly dividend of $1.63 per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in UPS stock.
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