Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Tech And Telecom 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 communication services sector.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ

• Dividend Yield: 6.45%
• Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi maintained a Sector Perform rating and raised the price target from $45.5 to $46.5 on July 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $50 to $52 on May 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
• Recent News: Verizon inked a new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) deal with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency that focuses on the rights of private sector employees.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest VZ news.

AT&T Inc. T

• Dividend Yield: 5.62%
• Scotiabank analyst Jeff Fan maintained a Sector Outperform rating and raised the price target from $23 to $24 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $21 to $23 on July 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Recent News: The company will release third-quarter 2024 results on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
• Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in T stock.

TEGNA Inc. TGNA

• Dividend Yield: 3.63%
• Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos reiterated a Buy rating with a price target of $21 on Aug. 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• JP Morgan analyst David Karnovsky maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $17 to $15 on March 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Recent News: On Aug. 29, TEGNA named Carrie Yates as President and General Manager at WZDX in Huntsville.
• Benzinga Pro’s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in TGNA shares.

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