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TECO Energy, Inc.

  • 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 »

  • Four Noteworthy Analyst Calls on Tuesday

    By Brian Nichols - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, HAL, SCCO, TE

    Sometimes an analyst issues a revised outlook or changes his/her rating, but does not inform investors of the reasons behind the call. These typically move stocks on the call alone; the price target and outlook. However, some analysts provide detailed reasons behind the call; these are the outlooks that should be noted and used as part of your fundamental research. Therefore, I am taking a look at such outlooks more »

  • The Johnny Depp of Closed-End Funds Talks CUBA (part 3)

    By Nick Slepko - October 4, 2012 | Tickers: GTMAY.PK, CUBA, RA, SEB, TE

    Closed-end fund guru Tom Herzfeld discusses Cuba and his most popular fund, the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (NASDAQ: CUBA).

    [Continued from part 2]

    Nick Slepko:  How did you end up a boat person – which is to say, how did you end up in Florida? 

    Tom Herzfeld: I went to a textile engineering school because my family was in apparel manufacturing, and since I was an only child my parents said more »

  • Screening For Top-Rated Utilities

    By Chad Henage - May 10, 2012 | Tickers: NWE, TE, UNS

    I recently used the Motley Fool CAPS Screener to come up with some new investment ideas. The screen I ran was pretty simple, I wanted at least a 2% yield, 10% or better EPS growth in the last 3 years, and the stock had to be rated 4 or 5 stars by the CAPS community. Looking at the utilities industry, there were 3 that had a yield of over 4% that looked like they could be attractive. The names I came up with were TECO Energy (NYSE: TE), UniSource Energy (NYSE: UNS), and Northwestern Corp (NYSE: NWE). Since most investors only buy one or two companies to represent an industry, let's find out which of these 3 looks like the best buy. 

  • Teco Energy: Buy For A Great Passive Income Stream Now

    By Robert Fisher - January 20, 2012 | Tickers: NEE, SO, TE

    TECO Energy (NYSE: TE) consists primarily of the regulated utilities Tampa Electric and People's Gas Service, providing natural gas to local area customer base. As a "widows and orphans" stock, a regulated utility company does not have much share price volatility, pays a regular dividend which is increased slightly every year or two and the dividend rate provides a nice yield when compared to the stock price.

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  • Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From 2011/12/15

    By DividendYields - December 16, 2011 | Tickers: BPAX, BWA, CTAS, CCNE, FSLR, ITC, KIOR, LRCX, LEAP, LUFK, LAVA, NYCB, NVLS, SWKS, TMUS, TE, VPHM

    Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades more »