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 financial sector.
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT)
- Dividend Yield: 11.84%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform and maintained a price target of $13.5 on Dec. 18, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $13 to $13.5 on Oct. 24, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 57%
- Recent News: On Jan. 29, PennyMac Mortgage posted mixed results for the fourth quarter.
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Blue Owl Capital Corp (NYSE:OBDC)
- Dividend Yield: 12.84%
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Paul Johnson maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $14.5 to $13.5 on Nov. 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%.
- Wells Fargo analyst Finian O’Shea maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $13 to $12 on Nov. 7, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%
- Recent News: Blue Owl Capital said it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, Feb. 18, after the closing bell.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest OBDC news
Saratoga Investment Corp (NYSE:SAR)
- Dividend Yield: 12.66%
- Janney Montgomery Scott analyst John Rowan downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral on Oct. 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 51%.
- Compass Point analyst Casey Alexander downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and cut the price target from $25.25 to $24.25 on June 9, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Recent News: On Jan. 7, Saratoga Investment posted mixed quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest SAR news
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