--- title: "Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Defensive Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296484131.md" description: "Benzinga highlights three high-dividend consumer staples stocks—Hershey (HSY), Philip Morris (PM), and Mondelez (MDLZ)—rated as buys by accurate analysts. Despite recent earnings beats and raised guidance for all three, analyst ratings vary: Barclays' Andrew Lazar cut HSY's target to $200 but maintained Overweight on MDLZ; PM saw price target increases from both Barclays and Stifel. These picks offer yields between 3.08% and 3.24%, appealing to investors seeking stability in uncertain markets." datetime: "2026-08-20T11:14:06.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296484131.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296484131.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296484131.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Defensive Stocks Delivering High-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 consumer staples sector. ### **Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY)** - **Dividend Yield:** 3.08% - **Barclays** analyst Andrew Lazar maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $208 to $200 on Aug. 3, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 50%. - **UBS** analyst Peter Grom maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $190 to $198 on July 31, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%. - **Recent News:** On July 30, Hershey posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings. - Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest HSY news. ### **Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)** - **Dividend Yield:** 3.10% - **Barclays** analyst Gaurav Jain maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $205 to $225 on July 29, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%. - **Stifel** analyst Matthew Smith maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $195 to $205 on July 23, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 51%. - **Recent News:** On July 22, Philip Morris reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 GAAP EPS guidance. - Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest PM news. ### **Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ)** - **Dividend Yield:** 3.24% - **Barclays** analyst Andrew Lazar maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $68 to $70 on July 30, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 50%. - **JP Morgan** analyst Thomas Palmer maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $70 to $72 on July 29, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 51% - **Recent News:** On July 28, Mondelez International reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance. - Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MDLZ news *Photo via Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [MDLZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MDLZ.US.md) - [PM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PM.US.md) - [HSY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HSY.US.md) - [XPM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XPM.US.md) - [TGT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TGT.US.md) - [COST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COST.US.md) - [KR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KR.US.md) - [BARC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BARC.UK.md) - [BCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCS.US.md) - [UBS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UBS.US.md) - [SF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SF.US.md) - [JPM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM.US.md) - [SF-C.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SF-C.US.md) - [SFB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SFB.US.md) - [SF-B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SF-B.US.md) - [SF-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SF-D.US.md) - [JPM-M.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-M.US.md) - [JPM-C.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-C.US.md) - [JPM-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-D.US.md) - [JPM-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-L.US.md) - [8634.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8634.JP.md) - [JPM-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-K.US.md) - [JPM-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-J.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Mondelez declares Q3 2026 distribution of R$ 0.3 per unit, payable Oct. 20](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296392808.md) - [Major Hershey Stakeholder Makes Bold Multi-Million Move](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296170620.md) - [Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc. 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