Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Defensive Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

by | Jan 13, 2026 | General

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 Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga’s extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.

Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the consumer staples sector.

B&G Foods Inc (NYSE:BGS)

  • Dividend Yield: 18.07%
  • Barclays analyst Brandt Montour maintained an Equal-Weight rating and slashed the price target from $5 to $4 on July 15, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
  • Piper Sandler analyst Michael Lavery maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $7 to $5 on May 8, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%
  • Recent News: On Jan. 5, B&G Foods named John Ozgopoyan as Executive Vice President of Sales.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest BGS news.

Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE:CAG)

  • Dividend Yield: 8.39%
  • Wells Fargo analyst Chris Carey maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $20 to $19 on Dec. 12, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
  • Stifel analyst Matthew Smith maintained a Hold rating and cut the price target from $21 to $19 on Dec. 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 52%
  • Recent News: On Dec. 19, the company reported quarterly earnings of 45 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 44 cents per share.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CAG news

Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO)

  • Dividend Yield: 7.11%
  • B of A Securities analyst Lisa Lewandowski maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $64 to $72 on Aug. 22, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 58%.
  • Barclays analyst Gaurav Jain maintained an Underweight rating and increased the price target from $49 to $57 on Aug. 6, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 58%.
  • Recent News: On Dec. 11, Altria Group announced retirement of CEO Billy Gifford and appointment of Sal Mancuso as successor.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MO news

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