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.
Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY)
- Dividend Yield: 5.99%
- Wedbush analyst David Chiaverini reiterated a Neutral rating with a price target of $8 on May 22. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- JP Morgan analyst Steven Alexopoulos maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $12 to $9 on April 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
- Recent News: On April 25, Valley National Bancorp posted downbeat quarterly results.
Heritage Commerce Corp (NASDAQ:HTBK)
- Dividend Yield: 6.38%
- Piper Sandler analyst AndrewLieschmaintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $11 to $10 on April 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Raymond James analyst David Feastermaintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $9.5 to $11 on Jan. 5. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- Recent News: On April 25, Heritage Commerce posted weak results for the first quarter.
Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:GAIN)
- Dividend Yield: 7.00%
- B. Riley Securities analyst Bryce Rowe reiterated a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $13.5 to $14 on May 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
- Ladenburg Thalmann analyst MickeySchleiendowngraded the stock from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $14 on May 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On May 8, Gladstone Investment posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings.
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