Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields
Benzinga · 03/10 11:59
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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 utilities sector.
WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC)
- Dividend Yield: 3.30%
- Keybanc analyst Sophie Karp maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $117 to $126 on March 4, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
- Mizuho analyst Anthony Crowdell maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $117 to $121 on Feb. 6, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%
- Recent News: On Feb. 5, WEC Energy Group posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest WEC news.
Exelon Corp (NASDAQ:EXC)
- Dividend Yield: 3.42%
- Evercore ISI Group analyst Nicholas Amicucci maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $55 to $58 on March 5, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Keybanc analyst Sophie Karp maintained an Underweight rating and boosted the price target from $39 to $44 on March 4, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%
- Recent News: On Feb. 12, Exelon reported upbeat fourth-quarter financial results.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest EXC news
Evergy Inc (NASDAQ:EVRG)
- Dividend Yield: 3.34%
- Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $82 to $89 on March 9, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
- BMO Capital analyst Edward DeArias maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $82 to $87 on Feb. 23, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
- Recent News: On Feb. 19, Evergy posted downbeat quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest EVRG news
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