27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
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.
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE:IPG)
- Dividend Yield: 3.45%
- MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform and raised the price target from $36 to $37 on Feb. 10, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target of $35 to $40 on Feb. 6, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
- Recent News: Interpublic posted better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS)
- Dividend Yield: 10.15%
- Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $22 to $16 on Feb. 7, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- JP Morgan analyst Philip Cusick upgraded the stock from Underweight to Neutral and slashed the price target from $21 to $14 on Nov. 8, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%.
- Recent News: Telephone and Data Systems reported worse-than-expected first-quarter EPS and sales results.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)
- Dividend Yield: 7.10%
- B of A Securities analyst David Barden maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $51 to $41 on March 23, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
- Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $39 to $42 on Jan. 26, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Recent News: Verizon Communications reported a first-quarter FY23 sales decline of 1.9% year-on-year to $32.9 billion, missing the consensus of $33.6 billion.
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27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.