Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Tech And Telcom Care Stocks Delivering High-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 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 communication services sector.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ

• Dividend Yield: 6.22%
• Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi maintained a Sector Perform rating and raised the price target from $47.5 to $48 on March 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating with a price target of $55 on Jan. 30, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Recent News: Speaking at a Deutsche Bank conference on March 11, a Verizon executive said first-quarter growth will be “probably soft,” according to Benzinga Pro.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest VZ news.

Shutterstock, Inc. SSTK

• Dividend Yield: 6.75%
• Needham analyst Bernie McTernan maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $45 to $30 on March 7, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
• JMP Securities analyst Andrew Boone reiterated a Market Perform rating on Jan. 6, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Recent News: On Feb. 25, the company reported fourth-quarter FY24 sales growth of 15.1% year-on-year to $250.03 million, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $254.94 million.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest SSTK news

AT&T Inc. T

• Dividend Yield: 4.18%
• Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi maintained a Sector Outperform rating and raised the price target from $26 to $28.5 on March 3, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
• Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $30 to $32 on Feb. 4, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Recent News: On March 10, AT&T confirmed it is on track to meet its 2025 financial targets and execute its long-term strategic plan.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest T news

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