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 consumer staples sector.
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO)
- Dividend Yield: 8.46%
- Stifel analyst Matthew Smith reiterated a Buy rating with a price target of $50 on March 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Pamela Kaufman reiterated an Equal-Weight rating with a price target of $45 on July 18, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Recent News: On April 25, Altria Group reported a first-quarter FY24 sales decline of 2.5% year-on-year to $5.58 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $4.71 billion.
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)
- Dividend Yield: 5.19%
- Stifel analyst Matthew Smith maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $108 to $115 on April 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Argus Research analyst David Colemandowngraded the stock from Buy to Hold on March 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: On April 23, Philip Morris International reported first-quarter FY24 sales growth of 9.7% year-on-year to $8.793 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $8.468 billion..
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR)
- Dividend Yield: 3.95%
- Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $32 to $31 on May 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenianupgraded the stock from Underweight to Equal-Weight with a price target of $33 on May 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Recent News: On May 7, Energizer Hldgs posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
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在市场动荡和不确定时期，许多投资者转向股息收益率股票。这些公司通常具有较高的自由现金流，并以高额的股息支付来奖励股东。
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以下是消费必需品行业三只高收益股票的最准确分析师的评级。
奥驰亚集团有限公司（纽约证券交易所代码：MO）
- 股息收益率：8.46%
- Stifel分析师马修·史密斯在3月25日重申了买入评级，目标股价为50美元。该分析师的准确率为65％。
- 摩根士丹利分析师帕梅拉·考夫曼在2023年7月18日重申了同等权重评级，目标股价为45美元。该分析师的准确率为68％。
- 最新消息：4月25日，奥驰亚集团报告称，24财年第一季度的销售额同比下降2.5％，至55.8亿美元，超过了分析师共识估计的47.1亿美元。
菲利普·莫里斯国际公司（纽约证券交易所代码：PM）
- 股息收益率：5.19%
- Stifel分析师马修·史密斯维持买入评级，并于4月24日将目标股价从108美元上调至115美元。该分析师的准确率为65％。
- 阿格斯研究分析师戴维·科尔曼于3月5日将该股的评级从买入下调至持有。这位分析师的准确率为62％。
- 最新消息：4月23日，菲利普·莫里斯国际公布24财年第一季度销售额同比增长9.7％，达到87.93亿美元，超过了分析师共识估计的84.68亿美元。
Energizer Holdings, Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：ENR）
- 股息收益率：3.95%
- 巴克莱分析师劳伦·利伯曼维持增持评级，并于5月9日将目标股价从32美元下调至31美元。这位分析师的准确率为62％。
- 摩根士丹利分析师达拉·莫塞尼安于5月8日将该股从减持上调至同等权重，目标股价为33美元。这位分析师的准确率为74％。
- 最新消息：5月7日，Energizer Hldgs公布的季度收益好于预期。
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