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 materials sector.

Westlake Corp (NYSE:WLK)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.15%
  • UBS analyst Joshua Spector maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $106 to $98 on Sept. 25, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%.
  • BMO Capital analyst John McNulty downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform and cut the price target from $96 to $82 on Sept. 9, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%.
  • Recent News: On Aug. 21, Westlake announced dual listing of common shares on NYSE Texas.
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FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.34%
  • RBC Capital analyst Arun Viswanathan maintained a Sector Perform rating and cut the price target from $12 to $11 on Aug. 3, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 52%.
  • Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham maintained a Neutral rating and slashed the price target from $14 to $12 on July 31, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 58%.
  • Recent News: FMC said it will release its third quarter earnings on Thursday, Oct. 29.
  • Benzinga Pro’s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest FMC news

Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.82%
  • Freedom Broker analyst Vitaly Kononov downgraded the stock from Buy to Sell and cut the price target from $32 to $17 on Aug. 13, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.
  • Morgan Stanley analyst Nigel Dally maintained an Equal-Weight rating and lowered the price target from $28 to $26 on June 30, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%
  • Recent News: On Sept. 23, Mosaic announced that Karen Swager, Executive Vice President – Operations, plans to retire.
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