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 industrials sector.
Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA)
- Dividend Yield: 6.58%
- TD Cowen analyst Thomas Fitzgerald maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $145 to $130 on Aug. 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Linenberg maintained a Buy rating and slashed the price target from $145 to $130 on Aug. 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
- Recent News: Copa Holding will release third-quarter results on Nov. 20.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CPA news.
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK)
- Dividend Yield: 9.54%
- Stifel analyst Benjamin Nolan downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut the price target from $26 to $17 on Oct. 23. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- B. Riley Securities analyst Liam Burke maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $27 to $30 on May 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 6, Genco Shipping & Trading posted downbeat quarterly sales.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest GNK news.
Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT)
- Dividend Yield: 5.40%
- Truist Securities analyst Jake Bartlett downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold rating and cut the price target from $34 to $28 on Aug. 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Stifel analyst Michael Hoffman reiterated a Buy rating ad increased the price target from $30 to $32 on March 15. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 84%.
- Recent News: On Nov. 6, Karat Packaging raised its quarterly dividend from 35 cents to 40 cents per share.
- Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in KRT stock.
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