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.
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS)
- Dividend Yield: 3.16%
- Citigroup analyst Atif Malik maintained a Sell rating and cut the price target from $83 to $72 on Nov. 13. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 83%.
- Piper Sandler analyst Harsh Kumar maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $95 to $85 on Nov. 13. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 83%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 13, the company reported adjusted EPS of $1.55, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.52. Quarterly sales of $1.025 million were in line with the analyst consensus estimate.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest SWKS news.
Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX)
- Dividend Yield: 3.14%
- Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C J Muse reiterated a Neutral rating with a price target of $125 on Oct. 23. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson reiterated an Outperform rating with a price target of $150 on Oct. 23. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 82%.
- Recent News: On Oct. 22, the company reported first-quarter revenue of $2.17 billion, beating the consensus of $2.119 billion.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest STX news
Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP)
- Dividend Yield: 3.24%
- B of A Securities analyst Vivek Arya downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underperform and cut the price target from $80 to $65 on Dec. 16. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
- Stifel analyst Tore Svanberg maintained a Buy rating and lowered the price target from $90 to $87 on Dec. 3. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
- Recent News: On Dec. 3, Microchip cut revenue guidance for the December 2024 quarter and announced manufacturing restructuring plans after a deep dive into the company's operations..
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in MCHP stock.
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