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 materials sector.
Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW)
- Dividend Yield: 6.02%
- Wells Fargo analyst Michael Sison maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $62 to $60 on Oct. 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- BMO Capital analyst John McNulty maintained a Market Perform rating and slashed the price target from $57 to $54 on Oct. 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: On Oct. 24, Dow reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest DOW news
The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC)
- Dividend Yield: 5.05%
- Morgan Stanley analyst Vincent Andrews maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $30 to $25 on Nov. 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
- BMO Capital analyst John McNulty maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $30 to $32 on Oct. 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 4, Chemours reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CC news.
Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC)
- Dividend Yield: 4.55%
- RBC Capital analyst Matthew McKellar reiterated a Sector Perform rating with a price target of $7 on Nov. 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- CIBC analyst Hamir Patel maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $10 to $8.5 on Aug. 13. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On Oct. 31, Mercer Intl reported a loss for the third quarter.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in MERC stock.
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