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The fears of a possible recession and anxiety about tariff policy are weighing the markets, but dividend shares can help the portfolios of constant investors.
The best Wall Street analysts help identify companies that can support short -term challenges and generate solid cash flows, allowing the issue to constantly pay solid dividends.
Here are three actions that pay dividends, highlighted by the best Wall professionals in Tipranks, a platform that classifies analysts based on their past performance.
Energy transfer
Energy transfer of the Midstream Energy Company (He) is the first dividend selection this week. The company has a diversified portfolio of energy assets in the United States, with more than 130000 miles of pipe and related energy infrastructure.
In February, ET paid a quarterly cash distribution or $ 0.3250 per common unit, which reflects an increase of 3.2% year after year. The stock sacrifices a dividend yield or 7.5%.
The energy transfer is scheduled to announce its results of the first quarter on May 6. In his preview of the first quarter in the US Midstream sector, the RBC Capital analyst Elvira Scotto appointed Energy transfer as one of the companions that favors in this space. The analyst maintains that the recent setback in the actions in the Midstream Coverage Universe of RBC seems “exaggerated given the highly hired nature and based on rates of the Midstream companies.”
Scotto believes that ET’s comment on the benefits of WAHA’s pricing differentials (the price difference between negotiated natural gas in the Waha Hub in the Permian basin and Benchmark Henry Price) could be one of the key drivers. He also expects ET Stock to win any update on the potential data center/projects based on artificial intelligence. The analyst added that management comments on export markets, mainly China, due to the commercial war, will also affect the feeling of investors.
The analyst is optimistic in energy transfer due to its diversified cash flow flows through hydrocarbons and basins, including a significant amount of cash flow based on tariffs. Scotto expects ETS Cash Flowth, along with a solid balance, increase cash returns to the unit holders. She thinks that ET stores an attractive assessment with a limited inconvenience. In general, Scotto reaffirmed a purchase rating in ET shares, but slightly lowered the target price to $ 22 from $ 23 due to market uncertainty.
Scotto occupies the number 24 among more than 9,400 analysts tracked by Tipranks. Their grades have a successful leg 67% of the time, delivers an average yield or 18.1%. See the energy transfer property structure at Tipranks.
Williams companies
Another energy player of the intermediate current in which Scotto is bullish is Williams companies (Wmb). The company will announce its results for the first quarter of 2025 on May 5. Recently, WMB increased its dividend by 5.3% to $ 2.00 in a basic annualized by 2025. WMB sacrifices a 3.4% dividend yield.
Before the results of the first quarter, the potential key drivers of Scotto Littal for WMB shares, including the growth opportunities of AI/long -term data center, activity of the dry gas basin, results of the marketing segment and the time of the growth projects that enter line.
“We believe that investors favor operations centered by WMB natural gas, since the impact on the demand for natural gas is lower in the face of crude oil in a recession given the support of the underlying demand by increasing GnL exports and IA/Datacenenter’s
Scotto reaffirmed a purchase rating in WMB shares with an objective price or $ 63. The analyst expects continuous strong volumes in the Williams segments, thought that some winds against volume can persist in the Northast segment. Scotto awaits a solid quarter for the Wmbs Secient Business due to climate -led storage opportunities.
In general, Scotto is optimistic about the execution of WMB in his accumulation of growth projects and reinforcing his balance. With a long -term horizon, the analyst expects Williams to remain comfortably within the investment grade credit metrics through his forecast period and keep his dividend intact. See Williams Technical Analysis in Tipranks.
Diamondback energy
Diamondback energy (Tusk) It focuses on Onthore’s oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. In February, the company announced a 11% increase in its annual base dividend to $ 4 per share. Fang sacrifices a dividend yield or 4.5%.
Before the results of the first quarter of the company scheduled to advertise in early May, the JPMorgan analyst Arun Jayaram, reiterated a purchase rating in FANG shares and slightly reduced the target price to $ 166 of $ 167. The analyst expects the results Q1 2025 of the company to be relatively in line with the street estimates. Jayaram expects FAG to report the cash flow per action (CFPS) or $ 8.12 compared to street estimates or $ 8.09.
Despite the volatility in basic products prices, Jayaram does not expect any change in the Fang maintenance plan, at least in the short term, with the operations that continue on their way after Eagle’s acquisition. The analyst also indicated solid well productivity trends of diamondback projects that they deliver online in 2024, which provide additional capital efficiency tail winds.
Jayaram expects Fang to generate free cash flow (FCF) or around $ 1.4 billion, with cash returns comprising 90 cents per action in quarterly dividends and $ 437 million of shares of shares.
“Fang is a capital efficiency leader between E&E [exploration and production companies] And he has one of the lowest Break-Ent in the FCF throughout the group, “said the analyst.
Jayaram occupies the number 943 among more than 9,400 analysts tracked by Tipranks. Their qualifications have a successful leg 49% of the time, delivering an average yield or 6.2%. See Diamondback Energy Insider Trading in Tipranks.