Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

Evergy, Inc.
Exelon Corporation
WEC Energy Group Inc

Evergy, Inc.

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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.

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Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the utilities sector.

WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.30%
  • Keybanc analyst Sophie Karp maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $117 to $126 on March 4, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
  • Mizuho analyst Anthony Crowdell maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $117 to $121 on Feb. 6, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%
  • Recent News: On Feb. 5, WEC Energy Group posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest WEC news.

Exelon Corp (NASDAQ:EXC)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.42%
  • Evercore ISI Group analyst Nicholas Amicucci maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $55 to $58 on March 5, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
  • Keybanc analyst Sophie Karp maintained an Underweight rating and boosted the price target from $39 to $44 on March 4, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%
  • Recent News: On Feb. 12, Exelon reported upbeat fourth-quarter financial results.
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest EXC news

Evergy Inc (NASDAQ:EVRG)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.34%
  • Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $82 to $89 on March 9, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
  • BMO Capital analyst Edward DeArias maintained an Outperform rating and increased the price target from $82 to $87 on Feb. 23, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
  • Recent News: On Feb. 19, Evergy posted downbeat quarterly results.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest EVRG news

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