Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
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After A Utility Sell-Off These Three Stocks Could Be Next
By Sammy Pollack - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: ED, D, JNJ, PEG, RAI, HSY
Over the past month, as shown by the chart below, despite all-time highs in equity indices, utility stocks have been under selling pressure.
This should not come as a complete surprise given the defensive nature of the industry. However, it should be noted that prior to this recent sell-off the utility sector had been among market leaders, not laggards. There are a few reasons behind the more »
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Looking for Great Utility Stock Deals
By Chris Hodge - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: NRG, NVE, PEG
Utilities and their potential for financial security is a topic I've written about before, but it bears repeating: a stock is only as secure as its likelihood of delivering value to your portfolio. Any business with a moat, a solid business model, and steadily growing earnings has a good chance of making you wealthier over time. The real trick, however, is finding a good company for a great price more »
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Is The Price of Natural Gas Heading to a New High?
By Lior Cohen - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, PEG, UNG
The price of natural gas continues to rally. Will its rally end anytime soon? How will the recent recovery of the price of natural gas affect leading oil and gas producers such as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). Let's analyze the latest developments in the natural gas market and examine what’s next.
During March and April (up to date), the price of natural gas spiked by 22.2%. Moreover more »
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Is The Price of Natural Gas Heading to a New High?
By Lior Cohen - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, PEG, UNG
The price of natural gas continues to rally. Will its rally end anytime soon? How will the recent recovery of the price of natural gas affect leading oil and gas producers such as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). Let's analyze the latest developments in the natural gas market and examine what’s next.
During March and April (up to date), the price of natural gas spiked by 22.2%. Moreover more »
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Is The Price of Natural Gas Heading to a New High?
By Lior Cohen - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, PEG, UNG
The price of natural gas continues to rally. Will its rally end anytime soon? How will the recent recovery of the price of natural gas affect leading oil and gas producers such as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). Let's analyze the latest developments in the natural gas market and examine what’s next for the natural gas market.
During March and April (up to date), the price of natural gas more »
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Is This Utility Company Worth Owning?
By Lior Cohen - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: EXC, FE, PEG
The utility companies are considered a safe haven investment with high dividend yield worth having in your portfolio. But are all utility companies worth owning? One company that didn't perform well in 2012 was Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG). Is this company still considered a safe haven investment? How is it performing compared to other leading utility companies?
2012 Wasn't Good for Public Service Enterprise Group
PSEG more »
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The Perfect Utility Portfolio
By Federico Zaldua - December 7, 2012 | Tickers: EIX, EPB, PEG
Utilities are known, at least in developed countries, to be stable income generators. This is the case in the US, where the government sets reasonable rates of return to encourage infrastructure investments and high quality service. I chose a portfolio of my three favorite utility companies. They will offer stability through a low beta and a reasonable cash flow stream through dividends. All this, plus equity upside potential. What follows more »
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Buy Exelon and Get Constellation Energy for Free
By Ted Cooper - December 4, 2012 | Tickers: ETR, EXC, NEE, PEG
Shares of nuclear power plant operator Exelon (NYSE: EXC) look cheap after fears of an upcoming dividend cut sent the price tumbling. The stock traded near $36 as October came to a close, but it now sits below $30. Although the company faces near-term headwinds, the stock appears undervalued given its strong competitive position in nuclear power and its recent acquisition of the second-largest retail power base.
Exelon's power more »
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Billionaire David Harding’s Latest Stock Picks
By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 22, 2012 | Tickers: ED, LLY, PM, PEG, VZ
Winton Capital was founded by David Harding in 1997 and by the end of 2011 had grown to $28 billion under management. The fund has had impressive performance over the last several years, with positive returns in 2008 and only slightly negative returns in 2009 before gains in the next two years. Winton’s 13F filing for the end of September discloses many of the long equity positions that it more »
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Why Did Buffett Buy This Boring Company?
By Shmulik Karpf - November 21, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-A, KO, DE, PG, PEG
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), the famous holding company of Mr. Buffett, disclosed a stake in Deere & Company. (NYSE: DE), the world’s largest maker of agricultural equipment. Deere, founded in the year 1837, provides products and services primarily for agriculture and forestry worldwide. In particular, Deere is actually a 'one stop shop' for farmers, providing them with everything from initial business financing to heavy land machinery.
Why Deere?
Deere presents more »
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Hurricane Sandy and the Real Dividend Stocks of New Jersey
By Jonathan Lim - November 1, 2012 | Tickers: FE, POM, PEG
I've been to plenty of beaches, but for some reason the Jersey Shore has always been part of me. That's why it saddens me to see the havoc Hurricane Sandy wreaked on the region. The submerged houses and automobiles, the breached seawalls, and, above all, the lost memories are painful. Aggravating the situation, much of the coast remains off-limits, and thousands are without power.
As one of the more »
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How to Pick a Dividend Stock
By Arthur Pinkasovitch - February 17, 2012 | Tickers: ARR, MCD, PBI, PEG, RGC
Assess the Risk + Make Sure You Understand Business
Picking an ideal dividend paying stock is a lot harder than simply running a screen and seeing what company currently offers the highest yield. If it was that easy, there would be a lot more attention given to high yielding real estate investment trusts such as the ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE: ARR), which yields 18.8%. ARMOUR invests in adjustable rate, fixed more »
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15 Best Yielding Utility Stocks With A Buy Or Better Rating
By DividendYields - January 9, 2012 | Tickers: AEP, CIG, EIX, EOC, ENI, EXC, FE, NGG, NEE, PCG, PPL, PEG, SRE, TRP, XEL
The utility sector is of major importance for income investors. Utilities are characterized by stable and high dividends. Unfortunately, they are also highly leveraged and their core businesses are very capital intensive.
In an effort to find some stocks from this sector to recommend, I screened large-cap stocks (more than $10 billion market caps) with a dividend yield of more than 3 percent, as well as a buy or more »