Are you on the lookout for some new additions to your income portfolio?
If you are, then it could be worth checking out the three ASX 200 dividend shares named below that analysts have rated as buys.
Here's what sort of yields they are forecasting from these shares:
Aurizon Holdings Ltd (ASX: AZJ)
The first ASX 200 dividend share that analysts rate highly is Aurizon. It is a national rail and road network operator which connects miners, primary producers, and industry with export and domestic markets.
The team at Macquarie is positive on Aurizon and has an outperform rating and $4.04 price target on its shares.
The broker also expects some attractive dividend yields. It is forecasting partially franked dividends of 19.1 cents per share in FY 2024 and then 24.5 cents per share in FY 2025. Based on the latest Aurizon share price of $3.78, this will mean yields of 5% and 6.5%, respectively.
NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF)
Another ASX 200 dividend share that analysts have named as a buy by analysts is private health insurer, NIB.
Goldman Sachs likes NIB because it "offers defensive exposure to the private health insurance sector which is experiencing favourable operating trend."
It expects this to underpin the payment of fully franked dividends per share of 29 cents in FY 2024 and 33 cents in FY 2025. Based on the current NIB share price of $7.55, this will mean 3.85% and 4.4%, respectively.
The broker currently has a buy rating and $8.40 price target on its shares.
Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS)
A third ASX 200 dividend share that analysts are bullish on is Australia's largest telecommunication company, Telstra.
Goldman Sachs is particularly positive on the company due to its "low risk earnings (and dividend) growth." It has a buy rating and $4.70 price target on its shares.
As for income, the broker is forecasting fully franked dividends of 18 cents per share in FY 2024 and then 19 cents per share in FY 2025. Based on the current Telstra share price of $3.91, this equates to fully franked yields of 4.6% and 4.85%, respectively.
