Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Consumer Stocks With Over 7% Dividend Yields

Core Insights - Investors are increasingly turning to dividend-yielding stocks during market turbulence, as these companies typically have high free cash flows and offer substantial dividend payouts [1] Group 1: Stock Ratings and Analyst Insights - Guess?, Inc. (GES) has a dividend yield of 8.63%. Analyst Eric Beder maintains a Buy rating with a price target of $23, while Dana Telsey has a Market Perform rating and reduced the price target from$21 to $18 [3] - Kohl's Corporation (KSS) has a dividend yield of 13.47$18 to $14 [4] - Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN) has a dividend yield of 7.73$19 to $14, while Brian Vaccaro downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform [5] Group 2: Recent Company Performance - Guess? reported a year-over-year decrease in third-quarter adjusted EPS results as of Nov. 26 [3] - Kohl's reported worse-than-expected third-quarter EPS and sales, cut its FY24 EPS guidance, and projected a net sales decrease of 7$1.038 billion were down 3.8% and missed the analyst consensus of $1.042 billion [5]