Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Tech And Telecom Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields
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 communication services sector.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC)
- Dividend Yield: 3.05%
- JP Morgan analyst David Karnovsky maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $104 to $108 on April 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $91 to $106 on April 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Recent News: On July 16, Omnicom Group posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest OMC news
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)
- Dividend Yield: 3.15%
- Guggenheim analyst Curry Baker maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $3.3 to $2.9 on June 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockettmaintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $4.5 to $3.4 on May 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: SiriusXM is expected to release its second quarter operating and financial results on Thursday, Aug. 1.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in SIRI's stock.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST)
- Dividend Yield: 3.81%
- Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos reiterated a Buy rating with a price target of $225 on June 20. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $190 to $221 on May 13. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Recent News: Nexstar Media Group will report its second quarter financial results on Thursday, Aug. 8.
- Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in NXST shares.
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