Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Tech 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 information technology sector.
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)
- Dividend Yield: 3.81%
- Exane BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski initiated coverage on the stock with an Underperform rating and a price target of $145 on May 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- JP Morgan analyst Brian Essex maintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $190 to $185 on April 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: On July 1, IBM and Microsoft disclosed strengthened cybersecurity collaboration to help clients modernize security operations and protect against cloud identity threats.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest IBM's news
HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ)
- Dividend Yield: 3.15%
- Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $35 to $37 on May 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Barclays analyst Tim Long maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $30 to $33 on May 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Recent News: On June 26, HP named Karen Parkhill as CFO.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in HPQ's stock.
Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI)
- Dividend Yield: 5.58%
- Sidoti & Co. analyst John Franzrebdowngraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
- Barrington Research analyst Christopher Howereiterated a Market Perform rating on May 25, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: On June 25, Methode Electronics named Jon DeGaynor as President and CEO.
- Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in MEI's shares.
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