Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Consumer Stocks With Over 7% Dividend Yields

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 consumer discretionary sector.

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES)

• Dividend Yield: 8.63%
• Small Cap Consumer Research analyst Eric Beder reiterated a Buy rating with a price target of $23 on Dec. 18. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
• Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $21 to $18 on Oct. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Recent News: On Nov. 26, Guess? reported a year-over-year decrease in third-quarter adjusted EPS results.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest GES news.

Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS)

• Dividend Yield: 13.47%
• Guggenheim analyst Robert Drbul downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on Dec. 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Citigroup analyst Paul Lejuez maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $18 to $14 on Nov. 27. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Recent News: On Nov. 27, Kohl’s reported worse-than-expected third-quarter EPS and sales, cut its FY24 EPS guidance, and projected a net sales decrease of 7%-8%.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KSS news

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN)

• Dividend Yield: 7.73%
• JP Morgan analyst John Ivankoe maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $19 to $14 on Nov. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform on Nov. 11. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
• Recent News: On Nov. 8, the company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 21 cents, beating the street view of 20 cents. Quarterly revenues of $1.038 billion (down 3.8%) missed the analyst consensus of $1.042 billion.
• Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in BLMN stock.

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