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 utilities sector.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)
- Dividend Yield: 6.30%
- Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $52 to $55 on Oct. 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $47 to $49 on Sept. 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Recent News: Verizon, last week, announced new round of grant funding for small businesses.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest VZ news.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)
- Dividend Yield: 5.19%
- Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $29 to $30 on Sept. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $21 to $24 on Sept. 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%
- Recent News: The company's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $27.75 cents per share on common shares.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest T news.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI)
- Dividend Yield: 4.90%
- B of A Securities analyst David Barden downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underperform rating and cut the price target from $75 to $65 on Aug. 21. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $70 to $82 on Aug. 19. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 8, Cogent Communications reported a loss for the second quarter.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in CCOI stock.
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