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 health care sector.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

  • Dividend Yield: 4.03%
  • B of A Securities analyst Tim Anderson maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $67 to $66 on July 10, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Carter Gould maintained a Neutral rating with a price target of $54 on July 6, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 64%.
  • Recent News: Bristol Myers Squibb is significantly upgrading its computational capabilities by deploying an NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) DGX SuperPOD equipped with DGX Vera Rubin NVL72 systems.
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GSK plc (NYSE:GSK)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.45%
  • Barclays analyst James Gordon downgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Underweight on Jan. 6, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%
  • Jefferies analyst Michael Leuchten upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy on Oct. 27, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 62%.
  • Recent News: GSK Canada, last week, received approval for Shingrix Zoster vaccine in prefilled syringe.
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Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.42%
  • TD Cowen analyst Joshua Jennings maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $119 to $100 on July 10, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 52%.
  • Evercore ISI Group analyst Vijay Kumar maintained an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $106 to $105 on July 6, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 55%
  • Recent News: Medtronic said it will report financial results for its first quarter on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
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