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.
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Energy Transfer LP ET
- Dividend Yield: 7.47%
- Mizuho analyst Gabriel Moreen maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $22 to $23 on May 20, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
- JP Morgan analyst Jeremy Tonet maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $25 to $23 on May 19, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: On May 6, Energy Transfer posted downbeat quarterly earnings.
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MPLX LP MPLX
- Dividend Yield: 7.51%
- Barclays analyst Theresa Chen maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $55 to $52 on May 12, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Robert Kad maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $56 to $62 on March 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Recent News: On May 6, MPLX posted weaker-than-expected quarterly results.
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Hess Midstream LP HESM
- Dividend Yield: 7.35%
- JP Morgan analyst Jeremy Tonet maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $39 to $44 on March 27, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Citigroup analyst Spiro Dounis maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $41 to $44 on Feb. 18, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Recent News: On May 28, Hess Midstream priced its $559.59 million secondary offering of 15,022,517 Class A shares at $37.25 each.
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