MarketBeat tracks approximately 250,000 analyst recommendations each year and tracks more than 15,000 securities around the globe that pay dividends.
This slide show lists the 15 dividend-paying stocks that also have the highest average analyst recommendations from Wall Street's equities research analysts over the last six months.
#1 - Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO)
- Dividend Yield
- 7.8%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.4
- Ratings Breakdown
- 8 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $73.00 (20.5% Upside)
About Rio Tinto Group

Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminium smelting.
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#2 - Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT)
- Dividend Yield
- 12.85%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.3
- Ratings Breakdown
- 7 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $15.50 (35.1% Upside)
About Franklin BSP Realty Trust

Benefit Street Partners operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). BSP earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).
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- Dividend Yield
- 5.11%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.2
- Ratings Breakdown
- 8 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $18.03 (16.2% Upside)
About NETSTREIT

NETSTREIT Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Dallas, Texas that specializes in acquiring single-tenant net lease retail properties nationwide. The growing portfolio consists of high-quality properties leased to e-commerce resistant tenants with healthy balance sheets.
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#4 - Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)
- Dividend Yield
- 4.22%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.2
- Ratings Breakdown
- 13 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $150.36 (32.6% Upside)
About Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol.
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#5 - Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI)
- Dividend Yield
- 2.64%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.2
- Ratings Breakdown
- 8 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $44.00 (117.9% Upside)
About Solaris Energy Infrastructure

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture of patented mobile proppant management systems that unload, store, and deliver proppant to oil and natural gas well sites. Its products include Mobile Proppant and Mobile Chemical Management Systems, and Inventory Management Software.
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#6 - Telefônica Brasil (NYSE:VIV)
- Dividend Yield
- 3.29%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.2
- Ratings Breakdown
- 3 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $19.93 (109.9% Upside)
About Telefônica Brasil

Telefônica Brasil SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mobile telecommunications company in Brazil. Its fixed line services portfolio includes local, domestic long-distance, and international long-distance calls; and mobile portfolio comprises voice and broadband internet access through 3G, 4G, 4.5G, and 5G, as well as mobile value-added and wireless roaming services.
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- Dividend Yield
- 7.62%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 8 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $54.00 (3.5% Upside)
About Mplx

MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Logistics and Storage (L&S) and Gathering and Processing (G&P) segments. The Logistics and Storage segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water.
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#8 - Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)
- Dividend Yield
- 14.49%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 4 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $13.06 (30.2% Upside)
About Sunrise Realty Trust

Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc engages in commercial real estate (CRE) lending business. It focuses on originating CRE debt investments and providing capital to borrowers and sponsors with transitional business plans collateralized by CRE assets. The company intends to create a diversified investment portfolio, targeting investments in senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, whole loans, B-notes, CMBS, and debt-like preferred equity securities across CRE asset classes.
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#9 - Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR)
- Dividend Yield
- 5.03%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 3 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $28.10 (24.5% Upside)
About Equinor ASA

Equinor ASA, an energy company, engages in the exploration, production, transportation, refining, and marketing of petroleum and other forms of energy in Norway and internationally. It operates through Exploration & Production Norway; Exploration & Production International; Exploration & Production USA; Marketing, Midstream & Processing; Renewables; and Other segments.
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#10 - Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO)
- Dividend Yield
- 2.85%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 19 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $75.06 (5.2% Upside)
About Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.
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#11 - Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL)
- Dividend Yield
- 7.18%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 4 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $18.83 (18.7% Upside)
About Broadstone Net Lease

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc (the Corporation) is a Maryland corporation formed on October 18, 2007, that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2008. Broadstone Net Lease, LLC (the Corporation's operating company, or the OP), is the entity through which the Corporation conducts its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) all of the Corporation's properties.
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#12 - Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC)
- Dividend Yield
- 2.93%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 9 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $174.21 (27.1% Upside)
About Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Refining & Marketing, and Midstream segments. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale and distributes refined products, including renewable diesel, through transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing services.
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#13 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)
- Dividend Yield
- 14.1%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 7 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $17.81 (54.8% Upside)
About Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; and Gas and Power. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily for supplies to the domestic refineries.
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- Dividend Yield
- 4.39%
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 13 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $77.73 (17.9% Upside)
About Shell

Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure to deliver gas to market.
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- Dividend Yield
- 5.48%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 7 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $11.31 (18.8% Upside)
About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries.
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