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 energy sector.

Kimbell Royalty Partners LP (NYSE:KRP)

  • Dividend Yield: 9.86%
  • RBC Capital analyst Scott Hanold initiated coverage on the stock with an Outperform rating and a price target of $20 on May 29, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 67%
  • Keybanc analyst Tim Rezvan upgraded the stock from Sector Weight to Overweight with a price target of $17 on April 2, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 58%.
  • Recent News: On May 19, Kimbell Royalty Partners agreed to acquire Permian Basin Mineral and Royalty Assets for $147 million from Mesa Royalties.
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Evolution Petroleum Corp (NYSE:EPM)

  • Dividend Yield: 11.19%
  • Freedom Broker analyst Sergey Pigarev downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut the price target from $5 to $4.5 on May 20, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.
  • Roth Capital analyst Nick Pope maintained a Buy rating and a price target of $5 on Dec. 4, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%
  • Recent News: On May 12, Evolution Petroleum posted downbeat quarterly results.
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DHT Holdings Inc (NYSE:DHT)

  • Dividend Yield: 15.31%
  • Evercore ISI Group analyst Jonathan Chappell downgraded the stock from Outperform to In-Line and cut the price target from $23 to $19 on April 22, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%
  • BTIG analyst Gregory Lewis maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $16 to $18 on Feb. 4, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
  • Recent News: On June 4, DHT Holdings announced a new $250 million revolving credit facility.
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