A 'Safer' Dividend Energy Dog Puzzle: As Dog Prices Drop Why Do Brokers Cast Higher Gains For Them?

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Analysts Declare Top Ten 'Safer' Dividend Energy Dog Stocks Might Net 24.45% to 54.59% Gains By September, 2018 Five of the ten top-gain "safer" dividend energy dogs, based on analyst 1-year target-prices (tinted gray in the chart above), were verified as being among the top ten yielders for the coming year. Thus the dog strategy for this group as graded by analyst estimates for September proved 50% accurate.
Ten top probable profit-generating trades illustrated by YCharts analytics for September, 2018 were:
Sprague Resources (SRLP) netted $545.88 based on a mean price estimated by four analysts combined with projected annual dividend less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 41% more than the market as a whole.
Seadrill Partners (SDLP) netted $421.18 based on dividends plus a median target price estimate from two analysts less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 121% more than the market as a whole.
Archrock Partners (APLP) netted $409.41, per estimates from four analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 123% more than the market as a whole.
CONE Midstream Partners (CNNX) netted $346.97 based on target price estimates from eleven analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. A Beta number was not available for CNNX.
Tallgrass Energy Partners (TEP) netted $286.63 based on mean target... Read more