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-yield ...

Core Insights - Investors are increasingly turning to dividend-yielding stocks during market turbulence and uncertainty, as these companies typically have high free cash flows and offer substantial dividend payouts [1] Company Ratings and Performance - **Edison International (NYSE:EIX)**: - Dividend Yield: 5.70% - Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintained an Overweight rating and reduced the price target from $69 to $68 on October 29, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 68% [7] - Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza initiated coverage with an Equal-Weight rating and a price target of $56 on October 28, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 70% [7] - Recent News: Posted upbeat quarterly results on October 28, 2025 [7] - **Avista Corp (NYSE:AVA)**: - Dividend Yield: 4.80% - Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza initiated coverage with an Equal-Weight rating and a price target of $38 on October 28, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 70% [7] - Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith maintained a Hold rating and raised the price target from $40 to $41 on October 22, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 65% [7] - Recent News: Posted mixed third-quarter results on November 5, 2025 [7] - **Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES)**: - Dividend Yield: 4.74% - Scotiabank analyst Andrew Weisel maintained a Sector Underperform rating and cut the price target from $64 to $63 on November 20, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 69% [7] - Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight and cut the price target from $79 to $63 on November 20, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 70% [7] - Recent News: Reported better-than-expected quarterly results on November 4, 2025 [7]

Core Insights - During market turbulence, investors often seek dividend-yielding stocks, which typically have high free cash flows and offer substantial dividends [1] Group 1: Company Ratings and Analyst Insights - PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) has a dividend yield of 13.50%. Analyst Bose George from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform, reducing the price target from $14.5 to $13.5 [7] - KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE:KREF) has a dividend yield of 11.64%. JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating but decreased the price target from $11.5 to $9.5 [7] - Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) has a dividend yield of 11.55%. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Sanjay Sakhrani maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $10 to $9 [7] Group 2: Recent Company News - PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust announced that Kevin Ryan will join as senior managing director and chief strategy officer [7] - KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is set to release its financial results for the third quarter on October 21 [7] - Western Union will announce its third quarter results on October 23 [7]