Wall Street Analysts' Take on High-Yielding Financial Stocks

Annaly Capital Management, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, and Saratoga Investment Corp are financial stocks with high dividend yields. Analysts have provided ratings for these stocks, with Annaly Capital Management maintaining a Neutral rating with a price target of $20, Blackstone Mortgage Trust maintaining a Neutral rating with a price target of $20, and Saratoga Investment Corp downgraded from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $24.25.

In times of market uncertainty, investors often turn to dividend-yielding stocks for stability and income. Three notable financial stocks with high dividend yields are Annaly Capital Management, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, and Saratoga Investment Corp. Analysts have recently provided their ratings and price targets for these stocks.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY)
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) has a dividend yield of 14.20% [1]. UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $18 to $20 on July 10, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69% [1]. RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Lee also maintained an Outperform rating and slashed the price target from $22 to $21 on May 27, 2025, with an accuracy rate of 69% [1].

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT)
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT) offers a dividend yield of 9.66% [2]. UBS analyst Douglas Harter maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $19.5 to $20 on July 15, 2025 [2]. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintained a Market Perform rating and raised the price target from $19.5 to $20 on July 10, 2025 [2].

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR)
Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) has a dividend yield of 11.78% [3]. Compass Point analyst Casey Alexander downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and cut the price target from $25.25 to $24.25 on June 9, 2025 [3]. B. Riley Securities analyst Bryce Rowe reiterated a Neutral rating with a price target of $25 on Oct. 10, 2024 [3].

Recent News
Annaly Capital Management will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30 after the market close on Wednesday, July 23 [1]. Blackstone Mortgage Trust will publish its second-quarter 2025 earnings presentation on Wednesday, July 30 [2]. Saratoga Investment posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings on July 8 [3].

References
[1] https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/dividends/25/07/46489905/wall-streets-most-accurate-analysts-give-their-take-on-3-financial-delivering-high-dividend-yields
[2] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/ubs-group-issues-positive-forecast-for-blackstone-mortgage-trust-nysebxmt-stock-price-2025-07-15/
[3] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/equities-analysts-offer-predictions-for-sar-q2-earnings-2025-07-11/