Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Say Buy These 3 Energy 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 energy sector.

Viper Energy, Inc. VNOM

• Dividend Yield: 5.17%
• Raymond James analyst John Freeman maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $38 to $37 on Jan. 24, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
• Piper Sandler analyst Mark Lear maintained an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $37 to $36 on Jan. 24, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
• Recent News: On March 6, Viper Energy announced the launch of a secondary common stock offering of 11,500,000 shares by Diamondback Energy.

EOG Resources, Inc. EOG

• Dividend Yield: 3.07%
• Piper Sandler analyst Mark Lear maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $153 to $141 on March 7, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
• Raymond James analyst John Freeman maintained a Strong Buy rating and cut the price target from $148 to $145 on Jan. 24, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
• Recent News: On Feb. 22, EOG Resources posted in-line quarterly earnings.

APA Corporation APA

• Dividend Yield: 3.25%
• Raymond James analyst John Freeman maintained a Strong Buy rating and cut the price target from $61 to $44 on Jan. 5, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
• Wells Fargo analyst Roger Read maintained an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $53 to $52 on Nov. 22, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
• Recent News: On Feb. 21, APA posted downbeat quarterly results.

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