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 utilities sector.
UGI Corporation UGI
- Dividend Yield: 6.39%
- Wells Fargo analyst Sarah Akers maintained an Equal-Weight rating and lowered the price target from $28 to $27 on May 3. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Mizuho analyst Gabriel Moreen maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $26 to $27 on April 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 7, UGI posted a profit for the third quarter.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest UGI news.
Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN
- Dividend Yield: 5.88%
- Morgan Stanley analyst Robert Kad upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $25 to $36 on July 31. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%
- RBC Capital analyst Shelby Tucker maintained a Sector Perform rating and cut the price target from $26 to $25 on Feb. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 1, Clearway Energy posted a decline in second-quarter sales.
- Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in CWEN stock.
Dominion Energy, Inc. D
- Dividend Yield: 4.67%
- BMO Capital analyst James Thalacker maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $53 to $57 on Aug. 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- B of A Securities analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith upgraded the stock from Underperform to Neutral and raised the price target from $43 to $54 on May 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On Aug. 1, Dominion Energy reported second-quarter FY24 revenue of $3.486 billion, missing the consensus of $3.729 billion.
- Benzinga Pro’s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in D shares.
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