Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Energy Stocks With Over 10% Dividend Yields
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga highlights three high-yield energy stocks—DHT Holdings (15.12%), Evolution Petroleum (13.08%), and Nordic American Tankers (10.51%)—based on ratings from accurate analysts. DHT received mixed views with a new credit facility, while EPM and NAT faced downgrades and negative earnings reports, reflecting investor caution amid market turbulence.
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 energy sector.
DHT Holdings Inc (NYSE:DHT)
- Dividend Yield: 15.12%
- Evercore ISI Group analyst Jonathan Chappell downgraded the stock from Outperform to In-Line and cut the price target from $23 to $19 on April 22, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.
- BTIG analyst Gregory Lewis maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $18 to $23 on April 22, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
- Recent News: On June 4, DHT Holdings announced a new $250 million revolving credit facility.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest DHT news.
Evolution Petroleum Corp (NYSE:EPM)
- Dividend Yield: 13.08%
- Freedom Broker analyst Sergey Pigarev downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and slashed the price target from $5 to $4.5 on May 20, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.
- Roth Capital analyst Nick Pope reinstated a Buy rating and a price target of $5 on Dec. 4, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 57%
- Recent News: On May 12, Evolution Petroleum posted downbeat quarterly results.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest EPM news
Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE:NAT)
- Dividend Yield: 10.51%
- Evercore ISI Group analyst Jonathan Chappell downgraded the stock from In-Line to Underperform and cut the price target from $5 to $4.5 on April 22, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%
- Jefferies analyst Omar Nokta maintained a Hold rating with a price target of $3.5 on Nov. 28, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.
- Recent News: On May 28, Nordic American Tankers posted downbeat earnings for the first quarter.
- Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest NAT news
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