Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Weigh In On 3 Consumer Stocks With Over 6% 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.

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Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the consumer discretionary sector.

Bloomin’ Brands Inc (NASDAQ:BLMN)

• Dividend Yield: 8.30%
• Freedom Capital Markets analyst Lynne Collier initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $10 on Dec. 17, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.
• Goldman Sachs analyst Christine Cho maintained a Sell rating and cut the price target from $8 to $6.5 on Aug. 7, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%
• Recent News: Bloomin’ Brands said it will host fiscal 2025 fourth quarter earnings conference call on Feb. 25.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest BLMN news.

Vail Resorts Inc (NYSE:MTN)

• Dividend Yield: 6.29%
• Truist Securities analyst Patrick Scholes maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $237 to $234 on Dec. 29, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
• Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Grambling maintained an Equal-Weight rating and lowered the price target from $153 to $151 on Dec. 23, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%
• Recent News: On Dec. 11, Vail Resorts reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results.
• Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest MTN news

Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

• Dividend Yield: 7.17%
• Citigroup analyst Jon Tower maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $9 to $8 on Feb. 3, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass maintained an Underweight rating and lowered the price target from $9 to $8 on Jan. 20, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
• Recent News: Wendy’s said it will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 results on Feb. 13.
• Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest WEN news

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