Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Energy 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 energy sector.

Chevron Corporation CVX

• Dividend Yield: 4.04%
• UBS analyst Josh Silverstein maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $192 to $194 on Nov. 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
• Truist Securities analyst Neal Dingmann maintained a Hold rating and boosted the price target from $150 to $155 on Nov. 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• Recent News: On Nov. 1, the company posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CVX news

Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI

• Dividend Yield: 4.14%
• Barclays analyst Theresa Chen maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $22 to $24 on Nov. 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
• Wells Fargo analyst Michael Blum maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $22 to $27 on Oct. 17. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• Recent News: On Oct. 16, Kinder Morgan reported third-quarter revenue of $3.699 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $3.975 billion, according to Benzinga Pro.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KMI news

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. NOG

Dividend Yield: 4.07%

• Piper Sandler analyst Mark Lear maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $40 to $41 on Nov. 18. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Truist Securities analyst Neal Dingmann maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $44 to $51 on Nov. 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• Recent News: On Nov. 5, Northern Oil & Gas posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
• Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in NOG stock.

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