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 materials sector.
The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC)
- Dividend Yield: 5.46%
- BMO Capital analyst John McNulty maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $30 to $32 on Oct. 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
- Barclays analyst Michael Leithead maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $22 to $21 on Sept. 25. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Recent News: On Wednesday, the company's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share on the Company’s common stock for the fourth quarter.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CC news.
Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC)
- Dividend Yield: 4.91%
- CIBC analyst Hamir Patel maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $10 to $8.5 on Aug. 13. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- RBC Capital analyst Matthew McKellar maintained a Sector Perform rating and cut the price target from $10 to $8 on Aug. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
- Recent News: On Wednesday, Mercer International announced the pricing of private add-on offering of senior notes.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MERC news.
Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN)
- Dividend Yield: 4.38%
- Wells Fargo analyst Michael Sison maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $28 to $26 on Aug. 7. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- UBS analyst Joshua Spector maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $23 to $22 on Aug. 6. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Recent News: Huntsman will hold a conference call on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to discuss its third quarter financial results.
- Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in HUN stock.
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