Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Tech 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.

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

Xerox Holdings Corporation XRX

• Dividend Yield: 9.10%
• Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $14 to $11 on Aug. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a price target of $11 on June 28. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Recent News: On July 25, Xerox reported a fiscal second-quarter 2024 sales decline of 10.0% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.60 billion.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest XRX news.

Methode Electronics, Inc. MEI

• Dividend Yield: 5.28%
• Sidoti & Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Barrington Research analyst Christopher Howe reiterated a Market Perform rating on May 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Recent News: Methode Electronics is expected to announce first quarter fiscal 2025 results on Thursday, Sept. 5.
• Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in MEI stock.

International Business Machines Corporation IBM

• Dividend Yield: 3.37%
• Jefferies analyst Brent Thill maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $190 to $200 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
• BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman maintained a Market Perform rating and boosted the price target from $190 to $210 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.
• Recent News: International Business Machines is laying off 1,000 employees as it shutters a fundamental research division in China.
• Benzinga Pro’s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in IBM shares.

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