Utilities
Ten Foreign Utility Stocks To Consider
Utility stocks are generally considered to be defensive stocks. However in recent years they have been volatile and many have not recovered fully from the March 2009 lows. The following chart shows the relative performance of SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU) and WisdomTree Global ex-US Utilities ETF (DBU): Click to enlarge Both [...]
The Top Six Utility Companies in UK
With the winter approaching soon, all six of the major utility firms in UK have increased prices for the second time this year, according to a report in This is Money website. Most of the price increases for electricity and gas are in the double digits. The six major energy suppliers in the British market [...]
Morgan Stanley’s Most Preferred and Least Preferred European Utilities
This week Morgan Stanley upgraded several European Utilities to in-line from cautious “as fundamentals within the power and gas market improve, leverage is now more sustainable and earnings revisions have reached their nadir.” The bank’s most preferred names in this sector are: 1.Company: Centrica (CPYYY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.09% Country: UK 2.Company: Energias de Portugal [...]
15 European Utilities Look Attractive For Income Investors
Many European markets are down 20% or more so far this year. Some investors are avoiding European stocks entirely. However they may be missing out on some excellent opportunities. Among the various sectors, the utility sector looks attractive for income investors at the current levels. The STOXX TMI Utilities Index which is comprised of 34 [...]
Foreign Utilities Trading on the OTC Markets
Some of the foreign electric utilities trading on the OTC markets as sponsored ADRs are listed below with their current dividend yields: 1.Company:AES Tiete (AESAY) Current Dividend Yield: 10.14% Country: Brazil 2.Company:Centrais Elet. de Santa Catarina-Celesc (CEDWY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.67% Country: Brazil 3.Company:CLP Holdings (CLPHY) Current Dividend Yield: 3.47% Country: Hong Kong 4.Company:Comp. de [...]
European Telecom Stocks Look Attractive Now
Telecom stocks offer some of the best value picks in Europe currently according to an article byDavid Stevenson in MoneyWeek. From the article: Why? For starters, the estimated dividend yield paid out by the Bloomberg European Telecoms index has now topped 7.5%. For just about anywhere in Europe, that’s well above the rate of inflation. [...]
