Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Financial Stocks With Over 5% Dividend Yields

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 financial sector.

Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC)

• Dividend Yield: 5.76%
• Wedbush analyst David Chiaverini reiterated a Neutral rating with a price target of $17 on April 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Piper Sandler analyst Matthew Clark maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $20 to $17 on May 1, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Recent News: Hanmi Financial said it will report second quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 23.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest HAFC's news

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

• Dividend Yield: 5.81%
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Damon Delmonte reiterated a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $7 to $6 on April 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
• Piper Sandler analyst Andrew Lieschmaintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $6 to $5.5 on April 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
• Recent News: On April 24, Capitol Federal Financial posted downbeat quarterly sales resulst.
• Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in CFFN's stock.

Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI)

• Dividend Yield: 5.83%

• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Damon Delmontemaintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $23 to $20 on April 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
• Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Twerdahidowngraded the stock from Overweight to Neutral and slashed the price target from $23 to $19 on March 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
• Recent News: Financial Institutions said it will release results for the second quarter after the closing bell on July 25.
• Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in FISI's shares.

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