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  • Three Stocks to Avoid When Buying for Dividend Yield

    By Ken McGaha - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, ETR, FE

    Regular readers of my work will be well aware of my affinity for dividends. When investing for yield, it is important to make sure the dividend is safe and paid from profits generated from real earnings. Utility stocks come to my mind when I think of safe dividends in a stable industry that is almost guaranteed to profit.

    Always be careful about what you think you know

    The three businesses more »

  • Go Green and get Rich!

    By Rishabh Jain - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, EXC, PPL

    “ The recent merger of Exelon (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy has made us the number one competitive energy provider, with one of the cleanest & lowest-cost power generation fleets and one of the largest retail customer bases in the United States. Exelon has a solid platform to pursue its continued commitment to sustainable growth and competitive markets, helping drive customer choice, innovation and efficiency. ”, said Christopher M. Crane President and CEO more »

  • Wal-Mart is Capitalizing on Sunny Days

    By Wes Patoka - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, COST, WMT

    The average electric bill for a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE: WMT) super store runs around $28,000 per month. Walmart currently has 4% of its worldwide stores equipped with solar panels on its roofs generating more solar power than the state of Florida. As the price per watt of solar panels comes down, we will see Walmart and other companies have lower electricity costs leading to better earnings and potentially more »

  • Duke Energy and Random-Chance Utility Investing

    By Nate Wooley - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, D, DUK, SO

    Investing in utilities can be a very good move … if the right sort of luck is with you.

    A recent story about Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) indicates just how much of a factor random chance can play in investing. Sure, that's true for all investing, but for utilities investing it's more obvious than in other sectors. In its recent earnings call, Duke said that its first quarter profit more »

  • Is This Utility a Good Play After Its Dividend Cut?

    By tarun bachhawat - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, EXC, PPL

    If a company that pays a huge dividend slashes it, investors tend to panic. But are dividend cuts always bad? I would say no, as in the last quarter when Exelon's (NYSE: EXC) management reduced their dividends by 41%, it was a smart move. It made available $700 million for the company. The company's performance has benefited from its shrewd decision making that can be gauged by the more »

  • Founded in 1945, Still Prospering in 2013

    By Ryan Guenette - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, EXC, NEE, SO

    One of the largest producers of electricity in the US, Southern Company (NYSE: SO), announced on April 15 that for the 12th straight year it will be raising its dividend payout. The dividend is being lifted 3.6% to $2.03 per share on an annual basis, displaying the incredible financial strength and sustainability of the company’s business.

    On April 24, the company reported first-quarter net income of $81 more »

  • Safe Dividend Paying Utility Stocks Part 1

    By Reuben Brewer - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, ED, NU

    Each month Citi creates a list of safe dividend paying companies. Barron's recently published the list. It included a number of utilities that income investors would do well to consider, including Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU), Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED), and American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP).

    The Citi list

    Each month, Citi publishes a list of “safe” dividend companies. The most recent incarnation contains six electric utilities. While it's more »

  • 5 of the Smart Money’s Brightest Utility Plays

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, ED, DUK, NWE, PCG

    Financial news has focused on many sectors and themes over the past several years: big energy companies, commodities, a never ending attention on tech stocks, cloud computing, and even Buffett buying a railroad. One of the most unheralded stories over the same period has been the continual, nearly unbreakable, strength in the utility sector. Looking at a three-year chart of the Dow Jones Utility Index produces a nearly perfect low-to-high more »

  • 3 Utility Ideas From Mario Gabelli

    By Reuben Brewer - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, AES

    Calendar year 2012 wasn't the best one for utility shares, but Mario Gabelli, who manages Gabelli Utility Fund (GABUX), has a positive long-term outlook for the sector. In fact, with the dividend tax overhang now behind the industry, the famed manager expects 2013 to be a better year. Three of the stocks he recently highlighted have interesting prospects.

  • 5 Utilities to Consider

    By Ryan Peckyno - February 28, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, EXC, PPL, UIL, WR

    When I was a kid growing up, I used to love playing Monopoly.  But I never sought to own the utilities, because unlike the other properties you couldn’t build houses or hotels on them once you accumulated all of them. That means that if someone landed on one of your utilities late in the game you couldn’t bankrupt them.  By contrast, if you owned Park Place and Boardwalk more »

  • 2 Energy Stocks to Buy, 2 To Avoid

    By Waqar Saif - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, AT, NU, TE

    According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the rising costs of infrastructure upgrades will drive the residential electricity rates up in 2013. The EIA expects rates to increase by 1.7% in 2013 and 2% in 2014. The total electricity generation is expected to grow 0.5% in 2013 and 0.8% in 2014. As per the EIA, coal is expected to become slightly cheaper than natural gas in the more »

  • 3 Utilities to Buy, and 1 to Avoid

    By Robert Ciura - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, EXC, SO

    Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks—meaning they are slow and steady providers of dependable income. While earnings per share growth isn’t going to take anyone’s breath away, utilities operate in a highly regulated industry and thus aren’t likely to collapse. These companies provide electricity, and are therefore critical to the prosperity and security of the nation. Even in a dire economy, utilities provide investors the certainty more »

  • Is This Utility Company Still Worth It?

    By Lior Cohen - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, EXC, FE

    Shares of Exelon (NYSE: EXC) have rallied during 2013 by nearly 6.8%. But the company's stock has yet to recover from its tumble by 29% during 2012. The company’s management has recently decided to slash the dividend payment. This decision, however, was already taken into account a few months back when the rumors already had started. This decision might pull away many investors who seek a high more »

  • Power Forward with The Duke of Energy

    By Joseph Solitro - February 8, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, PCG, SO

    Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) provides electric and gas services in three regions of the United States. They have been in service for over 150 years, and after merging with Progress Energy in 2012 they became the largest electric power holding company in America. Duke supplies energy to over 7 million customers in the southeast and Midwest states. Their total coverage area is around 104,000 square miles. Here is a more »

  • SAFE PLAYERS ALSO IN DANGER

    By Shruti Agarwal - February 7, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, FE

     

    Utility company stocks have always been the savior of people, who are devastated, retired, widows or orphans because it’s safe to invest in companies which are stable and give high returns. Further, the low interest rates of these dividend stocks are now attracting even a broader group of investors.

     

     

    THE FALLING NUMBERS

     

    FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is a diversified energy company which generates, transmits and distributes electricity. But recently more »

  • Profit From Red Tape and Government Mandated Growth

    By Joshua Bondy - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, FE, ITC

    It is obvious that America needs to update her energy infrastructure and the government is willing to offer high ROE in order to spur new investment. Still, the approval of new interstate transmission lines can be a very costly and drawn out process. These political barriers benefit current insiders as they raise the barriers to entry. The strongest players in the transmission market are set to grow and profit along more »

  • Why Coal Isn’t Going Anywhere

    By Lior Cohen - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, ACI, CSX, FE, BTU | Editor's Choice

    The coal industry has taken a beating in recent years. The discovery of natural gas in the U.S. has reduced the role of coal in the electric power industry: In 2012, the demand for coal has declined and coal companies, such as Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI), have suffered from this drop in consumption. So, is it time to count out coal? I think this sentiment is premature.

    Consumption for more »

  • Payroll Tax Hike: Apple, Best Buy, Amazon try to ride it out

    By Nate Wooley - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, AEP, AAPL, BBY, GIS

    Well, on Friday my first check of 2013 arrived. It took me a couple of minutes to take in how much smaller it was. I checked, doubled checked and then I realized: it's the payroll tax hike.

    To bring you folks up to speed, the payroll tax hike comes as a part of the fiscal cliff deal last week.  The deal allowed the 2010 reduction in social security withholding more »

  • Is This Utility Company able to turn it around?

    By Lior Cohen - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, DUK, EXC, FE

    Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) hasn't performed well during 2012: shares of the company plummeted by nearly 29% year-to-end. Other leading utility companies such as FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) also haven't done well last year. But Exelon, unlike other utility companies listed above, relies mostly on nuclear power to generate electricity. This could be one of the main factors that adversely affected the company more »

  • Digging Deeper into Cramer's Dec. 5 Lightning Round

    By Dr. Osman Gulseven - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: AEP, COH, IP, KORS

    First aired in 2005, CNBC's Mad Money show is certainly a fruitful way to get investment ideas. Jim Cramer, the host and former hedge fund manager, presents all manner of investment advice in a unique style. During the Lightning Round, he accepts viewers' challenges and makes a call on their picks. Here, I review three stocks discussed on the Dec. 5 Lightning Round.

    First on the list is Michael more »

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