Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Say Hold These 3 Real Estate Stocks With Over 7% 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 real estate sector.

Highwoods Properties, Inc. HIW

• Dividend Yield: 9.99%
• Morgan Stanley analyst Ronald Josey reiterated an Equal-Weight rating with a price target of $22 on July 19, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Credit Suisse analyst Omotayo Okusanya maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $29 to $27 on Jan. 24, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Recent News: The company reported weaker-than-expected sales results for the second quarter.

EPR Properties EPR

• Dividend Yield: 8.04%
• Stifel analyst Simon Yarmak maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $47 to $50 on June 30, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
• JP Morgan analyst Anthony Paolone upgraded the stock from Underweight to Neutral with a price target of $52 on Dec. 16, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• Recent News: EPR Properties reported upbeat sales for the second quarter.

Simon Property Group, Inc. SPG

• Dividend Yield: 7.3%
• Truist Securities analyst Ki Bin Kim maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $130 to $125 on Aug. 29, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
• JP Morgan analyst Anthony Paolone maintained a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $125 to $124 on Aug. 29, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• Recent News: Simon Property Group reported a year-over-year decrease in Q2 EPS results.

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