Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts' Views On 3 Materials Stocks With Over 3% 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.

Sonoco Products Company SON

  • Dividend Yield: 3.47%
  • Citigroup analyst Anthony Pettinari maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $66 to $65 on April 4. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
  • Argus Research analyst David Coleman downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold on Aug. 3, 2023. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
  • Recent News: On April 30, Sonoco posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest Sonoco news

Huntsman Corporation HUN

  • Dividend Yield: 4.05%
  • Wells Fargo analyst Michael Sison upgraded the rating from Equal-Weight to Overweight on Feb. 23. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
  • Stifel analyst Vincent Anderson maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $30 to $29 on Jan. 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
  • Recent News: On May 2, Huntsman posted weak quarterly sales.
  • Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify the trend in Huntsman's stock.

The Chemours Company CC

  • Dividend Yield: 3.91%
  • BMO Capital analyst John McNulty upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform and boosted the price target from $19 to $34 on April 9. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
  • UBS analyst Joshua Spectormaintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $21 to $28 on April 2. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
  • Recent News: On April 30, Chemours posted better-than-expected quarterly sales.
  • Benzinga Pro's signals feature notified of a potential breakout in Chemours shares.

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