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Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Financial Stocks With Over 10% Dividend Yields

Author: Avi Kapoor | November 13, 2025 06:39am

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.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (NYSE:ACRE)

  • Dividend Yield: 12.22%
  • 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 66%.
  • JMP Securities analyst Steven Delaney reiterated a Market Perform rating on April 21, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
  • Recent News: On Nov. 7, Ares Commercial Real Estate reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest ACRE news.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ:OCSL)

  • Dividend Yield: 11.70%
  • Wells Fargo analyst Finian O'Shea maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $15 to $14 on April 28, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.
  • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Paul Johnson maintained a Market Perform rating and slashed the price target from $16.5 to $15 on April 8, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%
  • Recent News: Oaktree Specialty Lending will report its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
  • Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest OCSL news

Starwood Property Trust Inc (NYSE:STWD)

  • Dividend Yield: 10.72%
  • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $22 to $21 on Nov. 12, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.
  • Wells Fargo analyst Donald Fandetti maintained an Outperform rating and slashed the price target from $23 to $22 on Nov. 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
  • Recent News: On Nov. 10, Starwood Property Trust posted mixed quarterly results.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest STWD news

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