Check Out 3 Utilities Stocks With Over 5% Dividend Yields From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

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 our Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy. Here's a look at the most recent high-yield dividend stock ratings from the most accurate Wall Street analysts, according to Benzinga's Analyst Stock Ratings.

Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the utilities sector.

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc AY

  • Dividend Yield: 7.50%
  • RBC Capital analyst Shelby Tucker reiterated an Outperform rating with a price target of $34 on May 8, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
  • JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $30 to $28 on March 2, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
  • Recent News: Atlantica Sustainable posted a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss.

UGI Corporation UGI

  • Dividend Yield: 5.79%
  • Barclays analyst Theresa Chen maintained an Underweight rating and slashed the price target from $40 to $37 on April 18, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
  • Wells Fargo analyst Sarah Akers maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $41 to $42 on Jan. 10, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
  • Recent News: UGI is expected to announce the results of its third fiscal quarter earnings on Aug. 2, 2023.

Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN

  • Dividend Yield: 5.62%
  • Oppenheimer analyst Noah Kaye reiterated an Outperform rating with a price target of $40 on July 17, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
  • B of A Securities analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and cut the price target from $43 to $40 on Sept. 19, 2022. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
  • Recent News: Clearway Energy recently disclosed the negative impact of lower-than-estimated wind production on second-quarter revenues.

 

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