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 information technology sector.
Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI)
- Dividend Yield: 5.42%
- Jefferies analyst Saree Boroditsky initiated coverage on the stock with a Hold rating and a price target of $12 on April 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Sidoti & Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 12, Methode Electronics' board named Mark Schwabero as new Chairman of the Board.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MEI news.
HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ)
- Dividend Yield: 3.04%
- Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $37 on Oct. 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
- B of A Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $37 on Sept. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 28, HP reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and increased its share repurchase authorization to $10 billion in
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest HPQ news.
Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:XRX)
- Dividend Yield: 9.61%
- JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $13 to $11 on Oct. 21. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and slashed the price target from $14 to $11 on Aug. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
- Recent News: Xerox will host a live audio webcast at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to discuss the company's third-quarter results.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in XRX stock.
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