Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Materials Stocks With Over 4% 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 materials sector.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP)

• Dividend Yield: 6.19%
• Loop Capital analyst Chris Kapsch upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and cut the price target from $26 to $23 on April 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%.
• JP Morgan analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $24 to $21 on Feb. 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
• Recent News: On June 7, Compass Minerals named Jeffrey Cathey as its CFO.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CMP news.

Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW)

• Dividend Yield: 5.31%
• Mizuho analyst John Roberts maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $62 to $60 on July 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
• Wells Fargo analyst Michael Sison maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $65 to $62 on July 26. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Recent News: On Aug. 14, Dow declared a quarterly dividend of 70 cents per share.
• Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in DOW stock.

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)

• Dividend Yield: 4.18%
• Wells Fargo analyst Gabe Hajde maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $55 to $54 on Aug. 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
• Citigroup analyst Anthony Pettinari maintained a Buy rating and slashed the price target from $64 to $60 on July 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
• Recent News: On July 31, Sonoco Prods posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
• Benzinga Pro’s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in SON shares.

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