Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Financial Stocks Delivering High-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 financial sector.
OneMain Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:OMF)
- Dividend Yield: 8.63%
- BMO Capital analyst James Fotheringham maintained a Market Perform rating and boosted the price target from $48 to $50 on May 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $51 to $52 on May 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Recent News: On April 30, OneMain Holdings posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest OneMain's news
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB)
- Dividend Yield: 7.65%
- Piper Sandler analyst Matthew Clark reiterated an Overweight rating with a price target of $27 on June 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- Barclays analyst Jared Shaw maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $20 to $21 on April 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On May 13, Columbia Banking System announced a 36 cents per common share dividend.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in COLB's stock.
Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE:AJX)
- Dividend Yield: 6.69%
- JMP Securities analyst Steven Delaneydowngraded the stock from Market Outperform to Market Perform on Jan. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Raymond James analyst Stephen Lawsdowngraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform on July 6, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: On May 34, Great Ajax posted downbeat quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in Great Ajax's shares.
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