TipRanks' analyst ranking service highlights three dividend-paying stocks, including ConocoPhillips and U.S. Bancorp, that are favored by Wall Street's top pros.

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U.S. stock indexes are hanging near their records following President Donald Trump’s latest updates to his tariffs, as speculation continues that he may ultimately back down on them.

Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Barclays analyst Jeff Kessler maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $21 to $24 on May 8, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.

Wall Street analysts can often be among the more conservative handicappers of where revenue and earnings growth can come in over time. This makes sense, considering the price targets and buy/sell calls such analysts put forward have a direct impact on their jobs.

CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on a landmark market structure bill that gives banks, brokers, and asset managers the legal clarity they’ve waited years for — potentially unlocking institutional access to digital assets at scale.

Several Wall Street investment banks and research organizations have recently lifted their year-end targets for the S&P 500. Bank of America and Goldman Sachs upwardly revised their outlooks in July, following Barclay, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank, all of which raised their outlooks in June.

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U.S. stock indexes held near their records following President Trump’s latest updates to his tariffs, as speculation continues that he may ultimately back down on them.

Wells Fargo dove into the implications for the auto sector of the Trump Administration imposing a 50% tariff on copper imports from select countries.