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Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Financial Stocks With Over 10% Dividend Yields
Benzinga·05/21/2025 11:14:41
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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 financial sector.
AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)
- Dividend Yield: 15.67%
- RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Lee maintained an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $11 to $10 on April 29, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
- Argus Research analyst Kevin Heal reiterated a Hold rating on April 29, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On April 21, AGNC Investment posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest AGNC news.
MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)
- Dividend Yield: 14.52%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $12.5 to $12 on May 8, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- Wedbush analyst Jay McCanless maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $13 to $14 on Aug. 9, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 87%.
- Recent News: On May 6, MFA Financial posted mixed quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MFA news
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY)
- Dividend Yield: 14.22%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $20.15 to $20.5 on May 2, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $21 to $19 on April 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Recent News: On April 30, Annaly Capital Management posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest NLY news
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