--- title: "Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Utilities Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293335957.md" description: "Benzinga highlights analyst ratings for three high-yield utility stocks: Dominion Energy (3.79% yield), Spire Inc (4.06%), and Northwest Natural Holding Co (3.87%). Accurate analysts from Barclays, Truist, Raymond James, Piper Sandler, TD Cowen, and Stifel provided recent updates, mostly cutting price targets or maintaining hold/buy ratings. Key corporate news includes Dominion's proposed merger with NextEra Energy, while Spire and Northwest Natural are scheduled to release Q3 and Q2 earnings respectively on August 5." datetime: "2026-07-21T11:20:35.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293335957.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293335957.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293335957.md) --- # Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Utilities Stocks With Over 3% 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 utilities sector. ### **Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D)** - **Dividend Yield:** 3.79% - **Barclays** analyst Nicholas Campanella maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $70 to $69 on June 23, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%. - **Truist Securities** analyst Richard Sunderland maintained a Hold rating and lowered the price target from $67 to $66 on May 29, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%. - **Recent News:** On July 15, Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy filed applications seeking regulatory approval of their proposed combination. - Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest Dominion Energy news. ### **Spire Inc (NYSE:SR)** - **Dividend Yield:** 4.06% - **Raymond James** analyst Jayson Bedford maintained an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $577 to $483 on July 17, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%. - **Piper Sandler** analyst Adam Maeder maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $580 to $470 on July 17, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 51% - **Recent News:** Spire said it will host a conference call on Wednesday, Aug. 5 to discuss fiscal third quarter financial results. - Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest SR news ### **Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN)** - **Dividend Yield:** 3.87% - **TD Cowen** analyst Shelby Tucker initiated coverage on the stock with a Hold rating and a price target of $58 on April 17, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%. - **Stifel** analyst Selman Akyol maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $52 to $58 on March 5, 2026. 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