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 consumer discretionary sector.
Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES)
- Dividend Yield: 7.08%
- Small Cap Consumer Research analyst Eric Beder reiterated a Buy rating with a price target of $29 on Oct. 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $26 to $21 on Aug. 29. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 28, Guess reported worse-than-expected second-quarter adjusted EPS results and cut its FY25 adjusted EPS guidance below estimates. Additionally, the company issued third-quarter adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest GES news
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN)
- Dividend Yield: 7.15%
- Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform on Nov. 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 82%.
- Piper Sandler analyst Brian Mullan maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $20 to $16 on Nov. 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 8, the company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 21 cents, beating the street view of 20 cents. Quarterly revenues of $1.038 billion (down 3.8%) missed the analyst consensus of $1.042 billion.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest BLMN news
Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS)
- Dividend Yield: 10.74%
- JP Morgan analyst Matthew Boss downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underweight with a price target of $19 on Aug. 29. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Baird analyst Mark Altschwager maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $27 to $25 on Aug. 29. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 13, the company's board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on its common stock.
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