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.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB)
- Dividend Yield: 6.15%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mcgratty maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $7.5 to $3.75 on March 11, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz maintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $5 to $3.5 on March 7, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
- Recent News: On March 6, New York Community Bancorp announced an equity investment of over $1 billion by investors including Liberty Strategic Capital, Hudson Bay and Reverence Capital.
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN)
- Dividend Yield: 6.26%
- Truist Securities analyst Mark Hughes maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $43 to $45 on Feb. 26, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 84%.
- B. Riley Securities analyst Bryce Rowe downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $47 on Jan. 8, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- Recent News: On Feb. 22, Main Street Capital posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU)
- Dividend Yield: 6.69%
- BMO Capital analyst Rufus Hone maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $12 to $13 on Feb. 7, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- UBS analyst Timothy Chiodo assumed a Neutral rating with a price target of $14 on Oct. 20, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On March 5, Visa disclosed a 7-year agreement with Western Union.
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