Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Say Hold These 3 Financial Stocks With Over 5% 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.

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 financial sector.

Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ)

• Dividend Yield: 5.90%
• UBS analyst Brennan Hawken maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $32 to $37 on July 31, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Wolfe Research analyst Steven Chubak upgraded the stock from Underperform to Peer Perform on July 3, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Recent News: Lazard reported better-than-expected second-quarter results.

Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC)

• Dividend Yield: 6.51%
• Wells Fargo analyst Elyse Greenspan maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $20 to $25 on July 17, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Piper Sandler analyst John Barnidge maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $21 to $27 on July 7, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Recent News: Lincoln National posted better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter.

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: OMF)

• Dividend Yield: 8.88%
• BMO Capital analyst James Fotheringham maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $47 to $45 on April 26, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Barclays analyst Mark Devries maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $39 to $46 on Feb. 8, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Recent News: OneMain Holdings posted weaker-than-expected earnings for its second quarter.

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