Check Out 3 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks In Financial Sector From Benzinga's Most Accurate Analysts

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.

Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting our Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy. Here's a look at the most recent high-yield dividend stock ratings from the most accurate Wall Street analysts, according to Benzinga's Analyst Stock Ratings.

Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the financial sector.

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. STWD

• Dividend Yield: 9.46%
• JMP Securities analyst Steven Delaney maintained a Market Outperform rating and cut the price target from $28 to $26 on Aug. 9, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $25 to $23 on Oct. 24, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Recent News: Starwood Property Trust, during November, posted Q3 earnings of $0.51 per share.

Lincoln National Corporation LNC

• Dividend Yield: 5.44%
• Piper Sandler analyst John Barnidge maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $38 to $31 on Dec. 20, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 84%.
• Citigroup analyst Michael Ward initiated coverage on the stock with a Neutral rating and a price target of $56 on May 24, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 83%.
• Recent News: Lincoln National, during November, reported worse-than-expected Q3 EPS results.

OneMain Holdings, Inc. OMF

• Dividend Yield: 8.87%
• Citigroup analyst Arren Cyganovich maintained a Buy and slashed the price target from $41 to $38 on Oct. 13, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
• Wedbush analyst Henry Coffey maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $40 to $36 on July 30, 2020. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
• Recent News: OneMain recently announced a $50 million commitment to support minority depository institutions and veterans.

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