Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Tech Stocks With Over 3% 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: 11.24%
  • JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $11 to $8 on Oct. 30. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
  • Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah maintained a Hold rating and slashed the price target from $14 to $11 on Aug. 14. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
  • Recent News: On Oct. 29, Xerox reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and cut annual outlook.
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest XRX news.

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation SIMO

  • Dividend Yield: 3.57%
  • Needham analyst Quinn Bolton maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $94 to $75 on Nov. 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
  • Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson reiterated an Outperform rating with a price target of $90 on Oct. 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
  • Recent News: On Oct. 30, Silicon Motion Technology posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest SIMO news.

International Business Machines Corporation IBM

  • Dividend Yield: 3.13%
  • BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $235 to $260 on Oct. 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
  • Jefferies analyst Brent Thill maintained a Hold rating and increased the price target from $200 to $245 on Oct. 21. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
  • Recent News: On Oct. 23, IBM reported third-quarter revenue of $14.968 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $15.07 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported quarterly loss from continuing operations of 34 cents per share.
  • Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in IBM stock.

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