Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Materials Stocks With Over 10% Dividend Yields – PennyMac Mortgage IT (NYSE:PMT), KKR Real Est Finance Tr (NYSE:KREF)

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 financial sector.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT)

• Dividend Yield: 13.50%
• 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 69%.
• Wells Fargo analyst Mike Kaye maintained an Equal-Weight rating and slashed the price target from $14 to $13 on May 2, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%
• Recent News: On Oct. 6, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust said Kevin Ryan will be joining the company as senior managing director, chief strategy officer.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE:KREF)

• Dividend Yield: 11.64%
• JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintained an Overweight rating and decreased the price target from $11.5 to $9.5 on April 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $13 to $12.25 on Jan. 14, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%
• Recent News: KKR Real Estate will release its financial results for the third quarter on Tuesday, Oct. 21, after the closing bell.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest KREF news

Western Union Co (NYSE:WU)

• Dividend Yield: 11.55%
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Sanjay Sakhrani maintained a Market Perform rating and cut the price target from $10 to $9 on Oct. 1, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
• Barclays analyst Ramsey El-Assal maintained an Underweight rating and slashed the price target from $10 to $8 on July 31, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
• Recent News: Western Union will release third quarter results on Oct. 23.
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