Buy these ‘income darlings’ to boost your portfolio, says Jefferies

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 21, 2026 · 620 words · By Lisa Kailai Han

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What to know about Investment Strategy

As geopolitical tensions rattle markets and drive sharp swings in stocks, Jefferies is advising investors to lean into companies with strong fundamentals and sturdy dividends.

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What happened

As geopolitical tensions rattle markets and drive sharp swings in stocks, Jefferies is advising investors to lean into companies with strong fundamentals and sturdy dividends.

Why it matters

Stocks have been whiplashed the past several weeks, with the onset of the Iran war triggering a massive market selloff and a ceasefire causing a big rally.

Common ground

From March 2 — the first trading day after the initial Middle East strikes began — until March 30, the S & P 500 's low of the year, the global benchmark shed nearly 8%.

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Claim 1: “From March 2 — the first trading day after the initial Middle East strikes began — until March 30, the S & P 500 's low of the year, the global benchmark shed nearly 8%.”

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While search results mention a 'March 30th low' and a decline in the S&P 500, none of the provided evidence specifies that the index shed 'nearly 8%' between March 2 and March 30.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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Claim 2: “Jefferies analyst David Chiaverini highlighted regional bank Zions Bancorp , up 6% this year.”

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Claim 3: “The company's dividend yield pays out at 3.50%.”

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The claim states the dividend yield is 3.50%, but Benzinga explicitly reports that 'Target has a dividend yield of 3.05%'.

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web search NEUTRAL — As of now, Target has a dividend yield of 3.05%, which is a quarterly dividend amount of $1.10 a share ($4.40 a year). To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from Target, we start with the yearly targ…
https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/05/39006914/how-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2. Target is a Dividend King. Target's stock price has plunged by more than 50% from its 2021 highs. That's a massive decline, but it isn't the first time that the retailer's shares have seen a drawdo…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/06/16/3-reasons-to-buy-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — AbbVie (ABBV) has increased its dividends without a break for over 50 years. According to Benzinga Pro, the stock yields about 3.7%. Last month, BofA started covering AbbVie with a Neutral rating and …
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-old-earning-12-100-1500438…

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Claim 4: “Shares of Target have surged 35% this year.”

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The evidence provided for Target consists of corporate homepages, app store links, and general Wikipedia entries. There is no financial data regarding a 35% surge in share price this year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TARGET Services (for Transeuropean Automated Real-time Gross-settlement Express Transfer) are payment services operated by the Eurosystem for the euro area and beyond on its proprietary financial mark…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARGET_Services

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Target may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Target Corporation, doing business as Target (stylized in all lowercase as target), is an American retail corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates retail sto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation

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Claim 5: “CVS's current dividend yield comes out to 3.47%.”

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Claim 6: “Zions Bancorp ... the Salt Lake City-based lender”

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Claim 7: “Zions currently offers investors a dividend yield of 2.85%.”

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Claim 8: “Shares of the retail pharmacy chain and health insurer have slipped 2% this year”

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The evidence provided for CVS consists of store locations and corporate descriptions; there is no financial data regarding a 2% slip in share price.

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web search NEUTRAL — Refill and transfer prescriptions online or find a CVS Pharmacy near you. Shop online, see ExtraCare deals, find MinuteClinic locations and more.
https://www.cvs.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — CVS Health located at 9501 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 - reviews, ratings, hours, phone number, directions, and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — We find 8 CVS Pharmacy locations in Scottsdale (AZ). All CVS Pharmacy locations near you in Scottsdale (AZ).
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Claim 9: “Chiaverini's price target of $70 is approximately 11% above where the Salt Lake City-based lender closed on Monday.”

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Claim 10: “implied payout ratio of ~61% on TGT's Adj. EPS”

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The evidence provides the definition and formula for the dividend payout ratio and mentions Target in a list of examples, but does not provide the specific figure of 61%.

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web search NEUTRAL — The dividend payout ratio is the fraction of net income a firm pays to its stockholders in dividendsThe part of earnings not paid to investors is left for investment to provide for future earnings gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dividend_payout_ratio

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web search NEUTRAL — Payout Ratio = Dividends Per Share (DPS) ÷ Earnings Per Share (EPS).The takeaway is that the motivations behind an investor base of a company are largely based on risk tolerance and the preferred meth…
https://www.wallstreetprep.com/knowledge/dividend-payout-rat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dividend Payout Ratio Definition, Formula, and Calculation investopedia.com.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dividendpayoutratio.asp

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Claim 11: “Jefferies' $140 price target offers upside of nearly 8% from where the retail giant closed on Monday.”

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Search results mention Jefferies price targets for other companies (Bharti Infratel, DT Midstream), but there is no evidence provided regarding a $140 price target for Target.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies has maintained underperform rating on Bharti Infratel with a target price of Rs 130 (Rs 140 earlier). Bharti Infratel's fourth quarter (4QFY20) results disappointed with revenues, Ebitda and…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/recos/je…

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web search NEUTRAL — We adjusted our company model; however, this has a net neutral impact to Celgene’s valuation. The Jefferies price target for the stock is $154, and the Wall Street consensus target is $140.13.
https://247wallst.com/health-and-healthcare/2017/03/20/jeffe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jefferies raised the firm’s price target on DT Midstream (DTM) to $148 from $141 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/dt-midstream-price-tar…

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Claim 12: “Year to date, the S & P 500 is now up nearly 4%.”

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The claim states the S&P 500 is up 'nearly 4%'. However, a live web result from The Motley Fool explicitly states that 'the S&P 500 is now up 2.9% year to date'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
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Claim 13: “analyst Brian Tanquilut's $98 target implies upside of nearly 28%.”

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Claim 14: “a 50Y + track record of consecutive annual dividend increases”

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The evidence discusses 'Dividend Kings' and companies with 50-year tracks records in general, but does not specifically confirm that Target is one of them.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shares in this dividend stock have had a poor five years, despite a great dividend track record. But might that be about to change?How does the dividend look? Delivered a 12th consecutive year of divi…
https://www.twelfthmagpie.com/2026/05/14/this-uk-dividend-st…

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web search NEUTRAL — The dividend champions are an exclusive group of companies that have increased their annual dividend distribution for more than 25 consecutive years.The latter is restricted to companies with consecut…
https://www.dividendinvestor.com/the-ultimate-list-of-divide…

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web search NEUTRAL — Clorox has a higher yield and a lower valuation than McDonald’s. The latter has a lot of work to do if it wants to remain a Dividend King. As of April 15, there are just 57 stocks that have raised the…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/11/2-high-yield-divid…

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