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 financials sector.
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR)
- Dividend Yield: 17.51%
- JMP Securities analyst Trevor Cranston reiterated a Market Perform rating on Aug. 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- UBS analyst Douglas Harter initiated coverage on the stock with a Neutral rating and a price target of $8 on Dec. 6, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 8, the company posted a second-quarter net loss per common share of 38 cents per share, versus net income of 49 cents per share in the first quarter of 2024.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest IVR news
AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)
- Dividend Yield: 13.51%
- RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Lee maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $10 to $11 on Aug. 16. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $10 to $10.25 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 13, AGNC Investment said its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 12 cents per share of common stock for Sept.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in AGNC stock.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE:TWO)
Dividend Yield: 12.78%
- JMP Securities analyst Trevor Cranston reiterated a Market Outperform rating with a price target of $15 on Aug. 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $12.5 to $13 on July 16. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 18, Two Harbors Investment announced Appointments of Head of Servicing at RoundPoint and Chief Technology Officer.
- Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in TWO shares.
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