Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields
Benzinga · 05/27 10:55
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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.
CMS Energy Corp (NYSE:CMS)
- Dividend Yield: 3.07%
- Truist Securities analyst Richard Sunderland maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $86 to $83 on May 18, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%
- JP Morgan analyst Jeremy Tonet maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $86 to $82 on May 14, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
- Recent News: On April 28, CMS Energy posted upbeat quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CMS news.
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT)
- Dividend Yield: 3.08%
- Wells Fargo analyst Jonathan Reeder maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $59 to $55 on Aug. 1, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.
- Seaport Global analyst Angie Storozynski upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $54 on April 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 57%
- Recent News: On May 20, California Water Service promoted Tamara S. Johnson to vice president, California operations and Gregory D. Shimansky to vice president, rates and regulatory affairs.
- Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest CWT news
PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL)
- Dividend Yield: 3.16%
- JP Morgan analyst Jeremy Tonet maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $43 to $42 on May 14, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%
- Barclays analyst Theresa Chen maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $41 to $39 on May 11, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
- Recent News: On May 8, PPL posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest PPL news
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