Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Consumer Stocks With Over 5% 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 consumer discretionary sector.

Kohl’s Corporation KSS

• Dividend Yield: 10.14%
• JP Morgan analyst Matthew Boss maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $25 to $20 on May 31. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• Evercore ISI Group analyst Michael Binetti maintained an In-Line rating and slashed the price target from $24 to $22 on May 31. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
• Recent News: On Aug. 13, The Board of Directors of Kohl’s declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KSS news.

The Wendy’s Company WEN

• Dividend Yield: 5.89%
• Deutsche Bank analyst Lauren Silberman maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $20 to $18 on Aug. 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Stifel analyst Chris O'Cull maintained a Hold rating on Aug. 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Recent News: On Aug. 1, Wendy's reported second-quarter 2024 revenue growth of 1.6% year-over-year to $570.7 million, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $577.371 million.
• Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in WEN stock.

Guess?, Inc. GES

• Dividend Yield: 5.73%
• B. Riley Securities analyst Jeff Lick reiterated a Buy rating and raised the price target from $33 to $37 on April 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe maintained a Hold rating and increased the price target from $24 to $29 on March 21. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
• Recent News: Guess? named Dennis Secor as interim CFO starting Aug. 26.
• Benzinga Pro’s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in GES shares.

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