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.
MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)
- Dividend Yield: 15.00%
- UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $10 to $10.5 on Sept. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- JMP Securities analyst Mikhail Goberman maintained a Market Outperform rating and cut the price target from $12 to $11 on July 17, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- 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: 14.63%
- UBS analyst Brock Vandervliet maintained a Neutral rating and raised 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 boosted the price target from $9.5 to $10 on July 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- 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
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY)
- Dividend Yield: 13.31%
- UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $20 to $21 on Sept. 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $20.5 to $21.5 on July 25, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- Recent News: On Sept. 10, Annaly Capital Management announced a third-quarter common stock dividend of 70 cents per share.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest NLY news
Read More:
Photo via Shutterstock
