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 communication services sector.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)
- Dividend Yield: 6.69%
- Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating with a price target of $55 on Jan. 30, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi maintained a Sector Perform rating and raised the price target from $47 to $47.5 on Jan. 27, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Recent News: On Jan. 24, Verizon reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter GAAP EPS and revenue results.
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)
- Dividend Yield: 4.41%
- Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $30 to $32 on Feb. 4, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi maintained a Sector Outperform rating and increased the price target from $24 to $26 on Jan. 28, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Recent News: On Feb. 4, AT&T said it is extending its multi-year partnership with Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) to enhance its voice core network..
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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)
- Dividend Yield: 3.52%
- Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $45 to $36 on Feb. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
- Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi downgraded the stock from Sector Outperform to Sector Perform and slashed the price target from $48 to $44.5 on Feb. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Recent News: On Jan. 30, Comcast reported a fourth-quarter revenue growth of 2.1% year-over-year to $31.92 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $31.64 billion.
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