Exelon
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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 »
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Avoiding A Sweeney Todd Haircut
By Reuben Brewer - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: ARLP, MO, EXC
Bill Gross of PIMCO recently compared the risk of investing today to a Sweeney Todd haircut. No one wants to lose their head, but you can't collect dividends if you aren't invested. Gross suggests that investors “gradually reduce risk positions in 2013.” Here are some outside the box ways to do that.
A Bubble
In his May market commentary, Bill Gross explains that the best way to avoid more »
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The Army Is Investing in Geothermal, Should You?
By Joshua Bondy - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, ORA, SI
It is easy to forget the innovative role that the military has played in modern life. America's DARPA sponsored APRANET was one of the precursors of the internet. The modern rocket industry has its base in technological evolutions of World War II. Now, the U.S. Army is continuing the military's tradition of supporting innovation. It recently published a list of of renewable energy partners to help it more »
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Dividend Mania in Utilities
By Chris Hodge - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, NU, VVC
Utility companies are well known for a few things: being boring investments, being reasonably secure and for paying dividends. The problem is, security is a relative concept that's hard to nail down. So I've decided to look at three companies from the utility sector that pay reasonably high dividends and represent small cap, mid cap and large cap sizes.
Small With Room to Grow
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Utility Companies to Watch, Or Watch Out For
By Chris Hodge - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AVA, CNP, EXC
Utility stocks come from companies where there's a lot of room to upgrade and two solid moats. For one thing, people in the modern world love their utilities. For another, most of these companies are protected by being among the few legal monopolies going. But are the following companies reasonable deals with security and value, or are they value traps? Let's take a look.
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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 »
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3 Excellent Dividend-Paying Large Caps
By Anthony Parsons - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: NLY, EXC, WPZ
In articles that I wrote at the end of last year and at the very beginning of this year, I provided various discussions of dividend stocks. This article will take a look at some good performing stocks that were highlighted in one of those articles. It will look at how and why the price has gone up since those articles, what dividend the stocks currently pay, and potential catalysts for more »
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Should You Buy Exelon?
By Ishtiaq Ahmed - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: DUK, EXC, SO
Utility companies are known for providing stable dividends, and are some of the best dividend payers in the market. Some of these companies have been paying regular dividends for decades. Exelon (NYSE: EXC) was one such company; however, recently the company had to cut its dividend due to some unfavorable factors. Despite the dividend cut, the company is yielding above 3.5% and remains an attractive investment for income investors more »
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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 »
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5 Value Dividend Stocks with Wide Moats
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: CHRW, EXC, GD, INTC, WU
Warren Buffett has been one of the most prominent investors in companies with wide moats. He often referred to his investment targets as companies that possess “long-term competitive advantage in a stable industry” or, in other words, “an enduring ‘moat’ that protects excellent returns on invested capital.” Wide moats and excellent ROIC, likely the best measure of economic profitability, generally go hand-in-hand. What’s more, over longer time horizons, wide more »
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Merchant Power Bargains
By Reuben Brewer - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: AT, EXC, NRG
Operating in a regulated power market is a great business. Selling power on the open market was a great business. Now it isn't. That's led to a few utility dividend cuts and some turnaround opportunities for investors.
Two Markets
There are basically two types of power companies, those that operate in regulated markets and those that sell electricity on the open market. Many utilities have operations in both more »
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4 Dividend Stocks: 3 to Buy and 1 to Sell
By siraj sarwar - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, SYY, TGT, WIN
Investors intent on pursuing high dividend stocks must be careful to only select those that can sustain such payments over time. For a company to accomplish this, it must have good income statements, strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows. In this article, I picked three companies that have been delivering consistently growing returns and one struggling company to avoid.
These three companies have strong financial statements to support consistently more »
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4 Dividend Stocks: 3 to Buy and 1 to Sell
By siraj sarwar - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, SYY, TGT, WIN
Investors intent on pursuing high dividend stocks must be careful to only select those that can sustain such payments over time. For a company to accomplish this, it must have good income statements, strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows. In this article, I picked three companies that have been delivering consistently growing returns and one struggling company to avoid.
These three companies have strong financial statements to support consistently more »
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4 Dividend Stocks: 3 to Buy and 1 to Sell
By siraj sarwar - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, SYY, TGT, WIN
Investors intent on pursuing high dividend stocks must be careful to only select those that can sustain such payments over time. For a company to accomplish this, it must have good income statements, strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows. In this article, I picked three companies that have been delivering consistently growing returns and one struggling company to avoid.
These three companies have strong financial statements to support consistently more »
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Four Dividend Stock: Three to Buy and One to Sell
By siraj sarwar - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, SYY, TGT, WIN
Investors intent on pursuing high dividend stocks must be careful to only select those that can sustain such payments over time. For a company to accomplish this, it must achieve good income statements, strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows. In this article, I pick three companies that have been delivering consistently growing returns and one struggling company to avoid.
These three companies have strong financial statements to support consistently more »
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4 Dividend Stocks: 3 to Buy and 1 to Sell
By siraj sarwar - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, SYY, TGT, WIN
Investors intent on pursuing high dividend stocks must be careful to only select those that can sustain such payments over time. For a company to accomplish this, it must achieve good income statements, strong balance sheets and consistent cash flows. In this article, I pick three companies that have been delivering consistently growing returns and one struggling company to avoid.
These three companies have strong financial statements to support consistently more »
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3 Reasons I Own This Stock
By Chad Henage - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: DUK, EXC, TEG, SO
I'm a firm believer that every investor should be able to explain in a few sentences why they own a stock. With each company I buy, I try to find multiple reasons that it's better than its competition. There are many people investing in utility stocks for their yield. If you ask me if I think there is a bubble in the utility sector I would say there more »
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3 Reasons I Own This Stock
By Chad Henage - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: DUK, EXC, TEG, SO
I'm a firm believer that every investor should be able to explain in a few sentences why they own a stock. With each company I buy, I try to find multiple reasons that it's better than its competition. There are many people investing in utility stocks for their yield. If you ask me if I think there is a bubble in the utility sector I would say there more »
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This Power Company Is Charged Up And Ready To Go
By Shas Dey - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: CPN, D, EXC
Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) is a producer and transporter of energy. Its portfolio includes over 10,000 miles of gathering and transmission pipeline as well as a strategically positioned growing midstream business in natural gas storage business. The company has a balanced electricity generation fleet between coal at 28%, natural gas at 23%, nuclear at 17%, and oil, renewables, and others representing the remaining capacity.
A diversified generation portfolio more »
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There's Still A Nuclear Future
By Reuben Brewer - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: CCJ, EXC, GE
Cancer specialist Robert Peter Gale recently wrote on Bloomberg.com that “...Fukushima has become a reminder that uninformed fears aren't the same as actual risks.” In other words, nuclear fears are overblown. That, of course, means that a nuclear future is still both viable and probable. Investors have numerous ways to participate.
The Real Damage
Gale, who co-authored Bloomberg the opinion piece with Eric Lax, is a scientist and more »
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