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 health care sector.
Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)
- Dividend Yield: 3.05%
- Citigroup analyst Andrew Baum maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $60 to $40 on Oct. 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Terence Flynn maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $48 to $51 on July 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 4, Royalty Pharma and Syndax Pharmaceuticals entered into $350 million royalty funding agreement for Niktimvo.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest RPRX news.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)
- Dividend Yield: 3.13%
- Citigroup analyst Joanne Wuensch maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $180 to $185 on Oct. 16. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Larry Biegelsen maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $163 to $166 on Oct. 16. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- Recent News: On Oct. 28, Johnson & Johnson announced results from the Phase 3 GRAVITI study of Tremfya (guselkumab) for Crohn's disease.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest JNJ news.
Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)
- Dividend Yield: 3.12%
- Truist Securities analyst Richard Newitter maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $90 to $93 on Oct. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Citigroup analyst Joanne Wuensch maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $85 to $92 on Oct. 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Recent News: Medtronic will report financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in MDT stock.
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