Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Financial 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 financial sector.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY

• Dividend Yield: 14.20%
• UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $18 to $20 on July 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Lee maintained an Outperform rating and slashed the price target from $22 to $21 on May 27, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Recent News: Annaly Capital Management will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30 after the market close on Wednesday, July 23.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest NLY news.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. BXMT

• Dividend Yield: 9.66%
• UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $19.5 to $20 on July 15, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $19.5 to $20 on July 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• Recent News: Blackstone Mortgage Trust will publish its second-quarter 2025 earnings presentation on Wednesday, July 30.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest BXMT news

Saratoga Investment Corp. SAR

• Dividend Yield: 11.78%
• Compass Point analyst Casey Alexander downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and cut the price target from $25.25 to $24.25 on June 9, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• B. Riley Securities analyst Bryce Rowe reiterated a Neutral rating with a price target of $25 on Oct. 10, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Recent News: On July 8, Saratoga Investment posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest SAR news

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