Three defensive stocks with strong dividend yields are analyzed by Wall Street's top-rated analysts.

Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 AM ETPayoutRead the original at benzinga.com

Neutral

Analyst ratings are mixed (Neutral and Underweight) while price targets were raised and a high dividend yield remains; the net signal is ambiguous ahead of fiscal Q1 results.

GIS · General Mills Inc

AI read · Neutral

The AI's read

Analyst coverage on General Mills is mixed: one Bank of America analyst kept a Neutral rating while JPMorgan kept an Underweight, but both raised price targets; the company also offers a high dividend yield and has an upcoming earnings webcast. These signals (neutral/negative ratings offset by higher targets and yield) are insufficiently one-sided to call a clear directional impact ahead of the fiscal Q1 results, so the net effect is neutral.

ENR · Energizer Holdings Inc

AI read · Neutral

The connection

Analysts maintained neutral/equal-weight stances with modestly higher targets and company results were described as mixed, producing no clear net directional signal.

KHC · Kraft Heinz Co

AI read · Neutral

The connection

Analysts maintained neutral/hold ratings and nudged up price targets while the company plans an investor day; analyst posture and news are neither clearly positive nor negative.

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