The stock market was volatile due to rising government bond yields and high oil prices amid tensions in the Middle East. Amid this uncertainty, dividend stocks can help investors secure consistent portfolio income.
Top Wall Street analysts can educate investors on their search for attractive dividend stocks that are capable of generating solid cash flows and paying regular dividends.
Here are three dividend stocks highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on past performance.
Energy transfer
Energy transfer owns and operates a diversified portfolio of energy assets in the United States with approximately 140,000 miles of pipeline and related infrastructure. The company recently announced an increase in its quarterly cash distribution to approximately 34 cents per common unit. Energy Transfer offers a yield of 6.7%.
Recently, TD Cowen analyst Jason Gabelman reiterated his Buy rating on Energy Transfer and slightly increased his price target from $22 to $23. He said: “We continue to see upside from under-appreciated growth potential, including under-utilized assets in second-tier gas basins.”
The five-star analyst highlighted that Energy Transfer raised its full-year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, forecast as the company had already achieved its full-year optimization target in the first quarter. The revised outlook reflects upside potential due to higher volumes, interest rates and spreads. Gabelman expects EBITDA to reach the upper end of guidance given current commodity prices.
In addition, Gabelman expects ET to record EBITDA gains of $200 million this year from some new projects and volume growth of 800 million cubic feet per day at Haynesville, which is expected to result in EBITDA growth of $100 million. Interestingly, the company expects to approve several projects in 2026 that could contribute an additional $400 million in EBITDA.
Gabelman is ranked No. 660 among more than 12,200 analysts tracked by TipRanks. His reviews were successful 64% of the time and delivered an average return of 13.4%. See energy transfer financial data on TipRanks.
Chevron
The next dividend stock is the oil and gas giant Chevron. The company recently announced its first quarter results. In the first quarter of 2026, the company paid out $6 billion in cash to shareholders, including $2.5 billion in share repurchases and $3.5 billion in dividends. Chevron offers a current dividend yield of 3.7%.
After investor calls with Chevron management, Wells Fargo analyst Sam Margolin reiterated a Buy rating on CVX stock with a price target of $222. “The company is in a favorable operating position with transparent capital allocation and asset dynamics, resulting in positive FCF/leverage results,” the analyst said.
The five-star analyst highlighted Chevron’s solid operating dynamics, with key assets in the Permian, Kazakhstan, Australia (LNG) and Guyana running at full capacity or above their designed production levels. He added that CVX’s downstream business benefits from greater vertical integration and access to crude oil supplies in California and Asia, helping to reduce potential raw material shortages.
Additionally, Margolin emphasized that Chevron plans to maintain a plateau of 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the Permian Basin, driven by operational efficiencies achieved under its current program. He added that advanced chemical treatment in wells, both proprietary and third-party, has resulted in about 20% productivity gains in the first 10 months.
The analyst also noted that CVX is co-advancing the first project under its energy joint venture through an exclusivity agreement Microsoft. Margolin believes the company’s advantage is that it is a first mover, having already ordered 5 gigawatts of turbines and having access to land and natural gas needed for power generation and data center development.
Margolin is ranked #455 among more than 12,200 analysts tracked by TipRanks. Its valuations were profitable 71% of the time and delivered an average return of 13.3%. See Chevron stock buybacks on TipRanks.
The Williams Companies
Williams operates interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering and processing operations throughout the United States. The company recently declared a dividend of approximately 53 cents per share, payable on June 29th. WMB offers a yield of 2.7%.
Recently, UBS analyst Manav Gupta reiterated his Buy rating on Williams shares and increased his price target from $89 to $91. The analyst is bullish on the company’s power innovation business and noted updates on two current projects – NEO and Atlas. With the addition of these two projects, which WMB announced along with its first quarter results, the company now has $9.65 billion in energy innovation projects.
The five-star analyst noted that WMB continues to stand out by expanding its power innovation business faster than investors and UBS expected. Based on previously announced projects (Socrates, Atlas, Apollo, Aquila, Socrates the Younger and Neo), Gupta expects Williams’ Power Innovation business to generate $1.93 billion in EBITDA by 2029.
Gupta believes the addition of NEO has further strengthened WMB’s position, giving it an edge over competitors like Chevron in presenting integrated end-to-end energy solutions tailored to hyperscalers. The analyst highlighted that while Chevron has confirmed its partnership with Meta Platforms for a project, that deal has not yet resulted in a final investment decision, limiting near-term visibility.
“We remain positive on WMB’s Power Innovation platform and see potential to increase consensus earnings estimates for 2028-2030 as more projects enter commercial operations and contribute to earnings growth,” Gupta said.
Gupta ranks 168th among more than 12,200 analysts tracked by TipRanks. Its ratings were profitable 70% of the time and delivered an average return of 21.9%. See Williams ownership structure on TipRanks.