Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Say Hold These 3 Financial Stocks Delivering High-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.

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 financials sector.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. TWO

• Dividend Yield: 20.13%
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $16 to $14.5 on May 4, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $17 to $15 on April 24, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Recent News: Two Harbors Investment posted weaker-than-expected quarterly results.

PacWest Bancorp PACW

• Dividend Yield: 16.84%
• DA Davidson analyst Gary Tenner downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on May 4, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Christopher Mcgratty maintained a Market Perform and cut the price target from $30 to $14 on April 6, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
• Recent News: PacWest Bancorp recently said that the bank is exploring strategic options and assuaged concerns regarding its health.

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. TRTX

• Dividend Yield: 17.11%
• JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $9 to $7.5 on April 24, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Citigroup analyst Arren Cyganovich maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $8 to $9 on Feb. 23, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Recent News: TPG RE Finance Trust posted weaker-than-expected Q1 earnings.

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