High-yield stocks are back in the spotlight as volatility remains, inflation remains hot and Treasury yields continue to rise. Data released last week showed that US consumer inflation rose 0.5% in January and was up 6.4% from a year ago – a bigger increase than expected. Some Fed speakers hinted at further interest rate hikes after the data was released. “Inflation is ‘too high’ according to many hawkish speakers, which suggests not only that more hikes are needed, but that it will require rate hikes for a longer period of time, meaning the hawkish Fed is not a ‘flying wind. ,'” said Vishnu Varathan, chief economist and strategy at Mizuho Bank, in a Monday note. He also stated that the Financial results have increased materially since the beginning of February. So which companies might be good bets in this environment? CNBC Pro features the S&P 500 and MSCI World in Factset for high-yielding stocks that are analyst favorites. The screen is implemented the following criteria: A dividend yield of more than 5%; Upside potential for a price target of more than 10%; Earnings-per-share growth expectations are positive this year; Buy rating from at least 40% of analysts. Many energy names appear on the screen, such as EOG Resources and Australia’s Origin Energy. Canadian companies Pembina Pipeline Corporation, as well as EOG Resources, offer high dividend yields of almost 7% and almost 6%. Both are also expected to have high earnings growth going forward, with a forecast of 146% for Pembina and 62% for EOG. Analysts also give EOG an average upside potential of nearly 32%. As an added bonus, the energy sector, which outperformed the S&P 500 by 78% last year, could continue to have a good year in 2023. Several key factors are set to push oil prices in the future, according to analysts. . UK bank NatWest Group stood out on the screen to fire on all cylinders: It has the highest yield on the list, at 12%, and 65% buy rating from analysts, which gives more than 30% up. It also has a decent expected earnings growth of 33%. Hong Kong-listed shipping logistics company SITC International Holdings also has a very high dividend yield of 8.5% and nearly 60% upside potential.