Wall Street's top analysts weigh in on three materials stocks with dividend yields above 4% – Dow (NYSE:DOW)

In times of market turbulence and uncertainty, many investors turn to dividend-paying stocks. These are typically companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with high dividend payments.

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Below are the most accurate analyst ratings for three top-performing stocks in the materials sector.

Company: Dow Inc. Lower

• Dividend Yield: 5.24%
• JP Morgan Analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas maintained an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $60 to $55 on September 13. This analyst has a 70% accuracy rating.
• Research on fermium Analyst Frank Mitsch maintained a Hold rating and lowered the price target from $60 to $54 on September 12. This analyst has a 70% accuracy rating.
• Recent news: On Sept. 12, Dow updated its third-quarter revenue and EBITDA outlook, citing an unplanned event at a Texas ethylene cracker plant and higher input costs and margin compression in Europe.
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The Chemours Company DC

• Dividend Yield: 5.12%
• JP Morgan Analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas maintained a Neutral rating and lowered his price target from $25 to $18 on August 6. This analyst has a 70% accuracy rating.
• Mizuho Analyst John Roberts initiated coverage on the stock with a Neutral rating and a $25 price target on June 7. This analyst has a 79% accuracy rate.
• Recent news: On August 1, Chemours reported mixed financial results for the second quarter and issued weak net sales guidance for the third quarter.
• Benzinga Pro's charting tool helped identify trend in CC stocksto.

Mercer International Inc. Mercury

• Dividend Yield: 4.68%
• CIBC Analyst Hamir Patel maintained a Neutral rating and lowered his price target from $10 to $8.5 on Aug. 13. This analyst has a 60% accuracy rating.
• RBC Capital Analyst Matthew McKellar maintained the Sector Perform rating and lowered the price target from $10 to $8 on August 12. This analyst has a 72% accuracy rate.
• Recent news: On August 8, Mercer Intl reported upbeat quarterly sales.
• Benzinga Pro's signals feature notifies of a possible MERC shares breakout.

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