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.
Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga’s extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.
Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the industrials sector.
Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT)
- Dividend Yield: 6.31%
- Stifel analyst Michael Hoffman maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $32 to $36 on Dec. 11, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.
- Truist Securities analyst Jake Bartlett downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut the price target from $34 to $28 on Aug. 9, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On March 21, Karat Packaging filed for offering of 2 million shares of common stock by selling stockholder.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KRT news.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)
- Dividend Yield: 5.66%
- Citigroup analyst Ariel Rosa maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $158 to $149 on Jan. 31, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
- UBS analyst Thomas Wadewitz maintained a Buy rating and slashed the price target from $170 to $141 on Jan. 31, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On March 3, UPS named Kevin Clark to its Board of Directors.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest UPS news
ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN)
- Dividend Yield: 5.26%
- JP Morgan analyst Andrew Steinerman maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $67 to $65 on Jan. 31, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
- Truist Securities analyst Tobey Sommer reiterated a Hold rating and cut the price target from $74 to $70 on Jan. 31, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: On Feb. 25, ManpowerGroup named Trevor Hawkins Canada Country Manager.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MAN news
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