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 real estate sector.
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated HR
- Dividend Yield: 7.49%
- Wedbush analyst Richard Anderson downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underperform and cut the price target from $18 to $16 on Jan. 2, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Wells Fargo analyst James Feldman assumed coverage on the stock with an Underweight rating and raised the price target from $16 to $17 on Oct. 1, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Recent News: Healthcare Realty Trust will report results for the fourth quarter of 2024 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, before the market opens.
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EPR Properties EPR
- Dividend Yield: 7.17%
- JP Morgan analyst Anthony Paolone maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $48 to $51 on Sept. 9, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- Truist Securities analyst Ki Bin Kim maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $44 to $46 on Aug. 16, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Recent News: On Jan. 27, EPR Properties elected John Peter (JP) Suarez to its Board of Trustees.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest EPR news
Crown Castle Inc. CCI
- Dividend Yield: 6.99%
- JMP Securities analyst David Scharf initiated coverage on the stock with a Market Outperform rating and a price target of $115 on Jan. 27, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi maintained a Sector Perform rating and lowered the price target from $118 to $102 on Jan. 23, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
- Recent News: On Oct. 16, the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CCI news
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