Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Financial Stocks With Over 9% Dividend Yields

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 financial sector.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. ARI

Dividend Yield: 11.15%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $9 to $8.75 on Jan. 14, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $10 to $9.5 on Nov. 15, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
Recent News: On Oct. 30, the company posted a third-quarter GAAP loss of 69 cents per share.
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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. STWD

Dividend Yield: 9.97%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $22.5 to $22 on Jan. 14, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
UBS analyst Douglas Hartermaintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $19.5 to $20 on Nov. 15, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
Recent News: On Dec. 17, 2024, Starwood Property Trust upsized and priced $500 million sustainability bond offering at 6.500% due 2030.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. KREF

Dividend Yield: 9.54%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmanimaintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $13 to $12.25 on Jan. 14, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $12 to $11.5 on Dec. 9, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
Recent News: On Dec. 12, 2024, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share of common stock.
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