Corporate earnings as well as geopolitical concerns have influenced investor sentiment in recent trading sessions. But investors seeking consistent income against a volatile backdrop can always add attractive dividend stocks to their portfolio.
For sophisticated investors, top Wall Street analysts can help select the right stocks backed by strong cash flows to support consistent dividend payments.
Here are three dividend stocks highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on past performance.
Viper energy
Viper energy (APPARENTLY), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, focuses on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil-rich basins, primarily in the Permian of West Texas. Taking into account the base and variable dividends paid over the past year, VNOM stock offers a dividend yield of 5.53%.
Ahead of Viper’s fourth-quarter 2025 results in February, Roth Capital analyst Leo Mariani reiterated a Buy rating on VNOM stock with a $48 price target. The analyst is bullish on VNOM based on its high “organic growth rate relative to its peers, a solid and growing dividend, strong free cash flow even with lower oil prices, and a multi-year view of its operations that its peers do not have.”
Mariani expects Viper Energy to deliver strong fourth-quarter results with oil production of 66,552 barrels of oil per day (bopd), about 1% above the Street estimate. It expects total production of 129,424 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) for the fourth quarter of 2025, or nearly 2% above the consensus estimate. Mariani also expects Viper to report solid oil price performance but weaker gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) results for the fourth quarter of 2025.
The 5-star analyst expects Viper to announce a cash distribution to shareholders of $0.57 in the fourth quarter of 2025, a sequential decline of 2%. But he expects $95 million in share repurchases in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $90 million in the third quarter. Mariani expects share buybacks to play a larger role in Viper’s capital return plans, especially compared to a subdued oil environment.
Mariani also describes Viper as being more isolated than its competitors when drilling and completion activities are curtailed in 2026 due to weak oil prices. This is because Diamondback operates approximately 60% of its production and can reduce mining activities outside of VNOM’s mineral acreage, helping to secure volumes. In addition, VNOM’s non-operated activities are led by world-class operators such as Exxon Mobil, Occidental, EOG Resources, ConocoPhillipsAnd Ovintivewhich reduces the risk of significantly reduced activity as they control approximately two-thirds of Viper’s non-Diamondback acreage.
Mariani is ranked #124 among more than 12,000 analysts tracked by TipRanks. His reviews were successful 60% of the time and delivered an average return of 27.1%. See Viper Energy stats on TipRanks.
SLB
The second dividend pick of the week is the oilfield services provider SLB (SLB). The company recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results. Additionally, SLB announced a 3.5% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.295 per share. SLB pays a dividend yield of 2.41%.
Following the fourth-quarter earnings release, JPMorgan analyst Arun Jayaram reiterated his Buy rating on SLB and increased his price target to $54 from $43. The analyst noted that SLB’s 2026 forecast was in line with consensus expectations, adding that the encouraging insights from the earnings release reflect management’s optimism about improvement in three international areas – Saudi Arabia, Mexico and deepwater – which hurt the company’s performance in 2025.
SLB expects its international segment to benefit from business in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia in 2026, partially offset by a slight decline in sales in Europe and Africa, the 5-star analyst said. SLB is also expected to benefit from the revival of Venezuela’s oil industry, as it is the only Western oilfield services company currently operating in the country Chevrons Operating permit.
Meanwhile, SLB’s presence in the Gulf of Mexico and growth in its Data Center Solutions segment are expected to boost revenue in North America. “The growth momentum of digital and data center solutions remains a key catalyst for SLB in the longer term,” said Jayaram.
Overall, Jayaram expects SLB to deliver solid cash flow growth based on the company’s international presence, project integration capabilities and robust digital adoption. The analyst expects SLB to generate free cash flow of about $4.2 billion in 2026 and return nearly $4.3 billion in cash to shareholders through base dividends of $1.7 billion and buybacks of $2.6 billion.
Jayaram is ranked #673 among more than 12,000 analysts tracked by TipRanks. Its valuations were profitable 58% of the time and delivered an average return of 11%. See SLB stock buybacks on TipRanks.
EOG Resources
Another energy company paying a dividend this week is EOG Resources (EOG). The oil and gas exploration and production company offers a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share. With an annual dividend of $4.08 per share, EOG’s dividend yield is 3.68%.
Ahead of fourth-quarter results, Siebert Williams Shank analyst Gabriele Sorbara reiterated a Buy rating on EOG stock with a $150 price target. The analyst expects EOG to deliver positive fourth-quarter results on both operational and financial fronts. Sorbara expects the company to report oil production of 545.7 Mbbls/d (thousand barrels per day), in line with the Street estimate and the company’s forecast of 542.5 to 547.5 Mbbls/d. Additionally, Sorbara expects total production of 1,369 Mboe/d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day), close to the consensus estimate of 1,371 Mboe/d.
The 5-star analyst expects investors to focus on EOG’s 2026 guidance and early updates on its international projects in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, as well as management commentary on capital efficiencies in the Utica Shale and the Delaware Basin.
“EOG is characterized by the potential for superior shareholder returns (at least 70% of FCF returned to shareholders annually), supported by strong free cash flow generation and world-class balance sheet,” said Sorbara.
Specifically, Sorbara expects EOG to engage in opportunistic repurchases, with $4 billion remaining available under an existing authorization at the end of the third quarter of 2025. The analyst estimates share repurchases in the fourth quarter of 2025 at $457.4 million. Including the base dividend, Sorbara estimates return on total capital at $1.0 billion, representing 98.4% of EOG’s free cash flow.
Sorbara is ranked #511 among more than 12,000 analysts tracked by TipRanks. His reviews were successful 53% of the time and delivered an average return of 15.9%. See EOG Resources technical analysis on TipRanks.