
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.
Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.
Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the financial sector.
Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE:DX)
- Dividend Yield: 16.28%
- UBS analyst Doug Harter maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $12.5 to $13 on Sept. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $12.5 to $13 on July 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On July 21, Dynex Cap posted mixed quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest DX news.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)
- Dividend Yield: 14.24%
- UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $10 to $10.5 on Sept. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- JMP Securities analyst Mikhail Goberman maintained a Market Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $12 to $11 on July 17, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 11, MFA Financial announced a dividend of 36 cents per share.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MFA news

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)
- Dividend Yield: 14.13%
- UBS analyst Brock Vandervliet maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $9.5 to $9.75 on Sept. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $9.5 to $10 on July 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 11, AGNC Investment declared a monthly common stock dividend of 12 cents per common share for September.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest AGNC news

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