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 discretionary sector.
Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS)
- Dividend Yield: 13.14%
- Guggenheim analyst Robert Drbul downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on Dec. 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
- Citigroup analyst Paul Lejuez maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $18 to $14 on Nov. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 26, the company reported a net sales decline of 8.8% year-over-year (Y/Y) to $3.507 billion, missing the consensus of $3.638 billion.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KSS news.
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN)
- Dividend Yield: 7.29%
- JP Morgan analyst John Ivankoe maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $19 to $14 on Nov. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform on Nov. 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 8, the company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 21 cents, beating the street view of 20 cents. Quarterly revenues of $1.038 billion (down 3.8%) missed the analyst consensus of $1.042 billion.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest BLMN news
Carter's, Inc. (NYSE:CRI)
- Dividend Yield: 5.83%
- Citigroup analyst Paul Lejuez upgraded the stock from Sell to Neutral with a price target of $50 on Nov. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Ike Boruchow maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $72 to $65 on Oct. 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Recent News: On Oct. 25, Carter's issued fourth-quarter adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in CRI stock.
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