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.
Ready Capital Corporation RC
- Dividend Yield: 16.69%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained an Underperform rating and cut the price target from $6.75 to $6.25 on Jan. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- JMP Securities analyst Chris Muller maintained a Market Outperform rating and slashed the price target from $10.5 to $9.5 on Dec. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Recent News: On Jan. 16, Ready Capital announced a new share repurchase program.
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AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC
- Dividend Yield: 14.44%
- Wells Fargo analyst Donald Fandetti maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $12 to $11 on Jan. 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Lee maintained an Outperform rating with a price target of $11 on Jan. 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: On Jan. 27, AGNC Investment posted downbeat quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest AGNC news
MFA Financial, Inc. MFA
- Dividend Yield: 13.46%
- Wedbush analyst Jay McCanless maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $13 to $14 on Aug. 9, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 88%.
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $12 to $13 on Aug. 9, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Recent News: MFA Financial will host a live audio webcast of its investor conference call on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 to discuss its fourth quarter financial results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MFA news
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