Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Financial Stocks With Over 10% 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 financial sector.

Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE:NLY)

• Dividend Yield: 12.60%
• JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $21 to $22 on Oct. 20, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Barclays analyst Mark Devries maintained an Equal-Weight rating and increased the price target from $19 to $20 on Oct. 6, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
• Recent News: On Oct. 22, Annaly Capital Management posted upbeat quarterly results.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest NLY news.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT)

• Dividend Yield: 12.69%
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform and cut the price target from $14.5 to $13.5 on July 25, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Wells Fargo analyst Michael Kaye maintained the stock with an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $14 to $13 on May 2, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%
• Recent News: On Dec. 11, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust priced reopening of $75 million of 8.500% exchangeable senior notes due 2029.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest PMT news

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (NYSE:ACRE)

• Dividend Yield: 11.54%
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $4.5 to $4.75 on Nov. 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• JMP Securities analyst Steven Delaney maintained a Market Perform rating on April 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%
• Recent News: On Nov. 7, Ares Commercial Real Estate posted better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
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