Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Say Buy These 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, even when markets are at all-time highs, 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.

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc AY

• Dividend Yield: 8.10%
• B of A Securities analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $22 to $20 on March 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• RBC Capital analyst Shelby Tucker maintained an Outperform rating and slashed the price target from $26 to $24 on March 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
• Recent News: On May 28, the company announced it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Energy Capital Partners.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure's news

Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN

• Dividend Yield: 6.67%
• Oppenheimer analyst Noah Kaye maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $33 to $37 on Jan. 19. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• B of A Securities analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smithupgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy on Oct. 6, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Recent News: On May 9, Clearway Energy posted a first-quarter GAAP loss of 2 cents per share.
• Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in CWEN's stock.

Eversource Energy ES

• Dividend Yield: 4.99%
• Wells Fargo analyst Neil Kalton maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $69 to $72 on May 3. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• Guggenheim analyst Shahriar Pourreza upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and boosted the price target from $60 to $72 on Jan. 22. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Recent News: On May 1, Eversource Energy posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings.
• Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in Eversource Energy's shares.

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