Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Tech 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 information technology sector.

Methode Electronics, Inc. MEI

  • Dividend Yield: 5.42%
  • Jefferies analyst Saree Boroditsky initiated coverage on the stock with a Hold rating and a price target of $12 on April 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
  • Sidoti & Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on March 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
  • Recent News: On Sept. 12, Methode Electronics' board named Mark Schwabero as new Chairman of the Board.
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MEI news.

HP Inc. HPQ

  • Dividend Yield: 3.04%
  • Citigroup analyst Asiya Merchant downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $37 on Oct. 1. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.
  • B of A Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $37 on Sept. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
  • Recent News: On Aug. 28, HP reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and increased its share repurchase authorization to $10 billion in
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest HPQ news.

Xerox Holdings Corporation XRX

  • Dividend Yield: 9.61%
  • JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Underweight rating and cut the price target from $13 to $11 on Oct. 21. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
  • 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: Xerox will host a live audio webcast at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to discuss the company’s third-quarter results.
  • Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in XRX stock.

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