Sector-Wise Stocks
New Site Feature: Stock Lists
Recently we have added a “STOCK LISTS” tab on this site. The tab is on top of the site shown below:
In this tab, we plan to add lists of stocks by sector so that it is easier for investors to access all stocks in a sector in one place. The stocks are listed in table format and are linked to Yahoo Finance. For example, all Railroad stocks are listed in one table for easier access. It must be noted that these lists include stocks from both the US and other countries traded in the US exchanges.
A sample of the stock lists already posted are as follows.
Stocks Trading on the New York Stock Exchange:
- The Complete list of Electric Utility Stocks
- The Complete list of Drug Stocks
- The Complete list of Coal Stocks
- The Complete list of Consumer Staple Stocks
- The Complete list of Railroad Stocks
- The Complete list of Food Stocks
- The Complete list of Trucking Company Stocks
- The Complete list of Water Utility Stocks
- The Complete list of Air Courier stocks
- The Complete list of Airline stocks
Currently we have stock lists by sector. More types of lists will be added soon.
Power Up Your Portfolio with Electric Utility Stocks
Traditionally electric utility stocks have offered stable growth and high dividend yields. Though they are boring to own they are usually preferred by income seeking investors such as retirees and others. Electric utilities are highly regulated in many states in the U.S. Despite the tough regulatory conditions electric companies are a monopoly in the areas they operate and are granted rate increases by regulators on a regular basis helping them generate higher profits.
Power company stocks that are traded on the NYSE are shown below:
| S.No. | Company | Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameren Corporation | AEE |
| 2 | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | AEP |
| 3 | The AES Corporation | AES |
| 4 | ALLETE, Inc. | ALE |
| 5 | Avista Corporation | AVA |
| 6 | Allegheny Energy, Inc. | AYE |
| 7 | Black Hills Corporation | BKH |
| 8 | Constellation Energy Group, Inc. | CEG |
| 9 | CH Energy Group, Inc. | CHG |
| 10 | Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (ADR) | CIG |
| 11 | CMS Energy Corporation | CMS |
| 12 | Cleco Corporation | CNL |
| 13 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | CNP |
| 14 | CPFL Energia S.A. (ADR) | CPL |
| 15 | Central Vermont Public Service Corp | CV |
| 16 | Dominion Resources, Inc. | D |
| 17 | Covanta Holding Corporation | CVA |
| 18 | DPL Inc. | DPL |
| 19 | DTE Energy Company | DTE |
| 20 | Duke Energy Corporation | DUK |
| 21 | Dynegy Inc. | DYN |
| 22 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | ED |
| 23 | The Empire District Electric Company | EDE |
| 24 | El Paso Electric Company | EE |
| 25 | Edison International | EIX |
| 26 | Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ADR) | ELP |
| 27 | Enersis S.A. (ADR) | ENI |
| 28 | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (ADR) | EOC |
| 29 | Entergy Corporation | ETR |
| 30 | Exelon Corporation | EXC |
| 31 | FirstEnergy Corp. | FE |
| 32 | FPL Group, Inc. | FPL |
| 33 | Georgia Power Company | GPW |
| 34 | Great Plains Energy Incorporated | GXP |
| 35 | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | HE |
| 36 | Huaneng Power International, Inc. (ADR) | HNP |
| 37 | IDACORP, Inc. | IDA |
This week FirstEnergy announced to buy competitor Allegheny Energy for in $4.7B stock paying a 32% premium based on Wednesday’s closing price.The combined company would have six million customers in the seven states of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Total annual revenues of the merged company is projected to be $16B.More consolidation may happen in the industry as companies try to maximize efficiency and gab market share. FPL Group, Inc.(FPL) is a high quality dividend stock that has performed consistently over many year. The current yield is 4.15%. Among the ADRs, CPFL Energia (CPL) of Brazil pays a 6.36% dividend.
Are Coal Stocks a Good Buy Now?
Coal is the main source of electricity generation in many countries. In addition, coal is used in industrial and other sectors. The global consumption of coal is projected to increase each year by over 1.5% annually.
Yesterday Australia signed a $60B deal to supply coal to China for the next 20 years. As part of the contract each year Australia will ship 30 million tonnes of coal to energy-hungry China. It must be noted that China is the largest consumer of coal in the world and relies on coal to meet 70% of its energy needs.The deal is the largest single export deal ever signed by Australia. Thousands of jobs are expected to be created as a result of this contract.
In the U.S., coal-fired plants accounted for 44.4% of the country’s power generation thru October last year.
From the U.S. Energy Information Administration site:
“Coal use in the United States totaled 22.5 quadrillion Btu in 2006—92 percent of total coal use in North America and 48 percent of the OECD total. U.S. coal demand rises to 26.6 quadrillion Btu in 2030 in the IEO2009 reference case. The United States has substantial coal reserves and relies heavily on coal for electricity generation, a position that continues in the projections. Coal’s share of total U.S. electricity generation (including electricity produced at combined heat and power plants in the industrial and commercial sectors) declines from 49 percent in 2006 to 47 percent in 2030.”
14 Coal stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange are listed below:
| S. No. | Company | Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arch Coal, Inc. | ACI |
| 2 | Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | ANR |
| 3 | Peabody Energy Corporation | BTU |
| 4 | CONSOL Energy Inc. | CNX |
| 5 | Evergreen Energy Inc. | EEE |
| 6 | Massey Energy Company | MEE |
| 7 | Natural Resource Partners LP | NRP |
| 8 | Penn Virginia Resources | PVR |
| 9 | Walter Energy, Inc. | WLT |
| 10 | Yanzhou coal mining Co. (ADR) | YZC |
| 11 | International Coal Group, Inc. | ICO |
| 12 | Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. | PVG |
| 13 | Patriot Coal Corporation | PCX |
| 14 | Cloud Peak Energy Inc. | CLD |
One of the stocks shown above is the ADR Yanzhou Coal Mining Co(YZC) of China. Yanzhou is engaged in the mining, processing, transportation of coal and generation of electricity. As for the answer to my title question, investors may want to consider coal stocks for the reasons mentioned above.
Consumer Staple Stocks May Provide Shelter
The S&P 500 is down 4.25% YTD. The consumer staples sector in the S&P 500 index is down only 2.11% YTD. In 2008 when the global credit crisis ravaged markets worldwide, consumer staples was the best performing sector with a decline of 16.61%. For example the financials were down about 50% that year.(Source: Periodic Table of Style Rotation — Why Diversification Matters, American Century Investments).
Generally consumer staple companies that make basic necessities of every day life such as dish washing liquids, soaps, toothpaste, etc. tend to offer stable growth and offer downside protection in adverse market conditions. People rarely cut down on consumer staples even when the economy is in recession. Items such as toothpaste, deodorant, soaps, etc. are cheap to afford. Companies in this sector make profits using economies of scale and product differentiation strategies. Investors looking for shelter in the coming storm this year may want to check out some of the stocks in this sector.
The table below lists 18 stocks in the Consumer Staple stocks traded on the NYSE:
| S. No. | Company | Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto-Culver Company | ACV |
| 2 | Avon Products, Inc. | AVP |
| 3 | Blyth, Inc. | BTH |
| 4 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | CHD |
| 5 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL |
| 6 | The Clorox Company | CLX |
| 7 | Ecolab Inc. | ECL |
| 8 | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | EL |
| 9 | Herbalife Ltd. | HLF |
| 10 | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. | NUS |
| 11 | Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | NWL |
| 12 | Oil-Dri Corporation of America | ODC |
| 13 | The Procter & Gamble Company | PG |
| 14 | Revlon, Inc. | REV |
| 15 | Tupperware Brands Corporation | TUP |
| 16 | Owens Corning | OC |
| 17 | Zep, Inc. | ZEP |
| 18 | Chemspec International Ltd | CPC |
Some of the companies in the list have strong international presence. For example,Colgate-Palmolive (CL) makes a multitude of products such as Colgate Toothpaste, Palmolive dish-washing liquids, Irish Spring bath soaps, etc. Some of Colgate’s brands like Colgate toothpaste are highly popular in emerging countries. Colgate-Palmolive stock has been a long-term winner for investors. In the past 25 years (12/31/83 to 12/31/2009), the total return on a CL stock is a cool 4619% compared to 2989% for peer companies and just 1123% for the S&P 500.(Source: Colgate’s Investor Relations site). Similarly Cincinnati,OH -based Proctor & Gamble (PG) is a Fortune 500 company with operations in many countries. P&G is the owner of many global brands such as Gillette, Iams, Scope, Pampers, Bounty, Olay, etc.
The Complete List of Railroad Stocks Traded on the NYSE
In November 2009, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad for $34B. The railroad is the largest second largest railroad in the country and is also the biggest mover of food products like corn and coal. As one of the largest railroads, BNSF also transports the large amount of consumer goods from west coast ports to destinations across the country. At that time Buffet said that it was a huge bet on the future on the U.S. economy. Buffet added “They do it in a cost-effective way and extraordinarily environmentally friendly way,” he told CNBC. “I basically believe this country will prosper and you’ll have more people moving more goods 10 and 20 and 30 years from now, and the rails should benefit.”
Despite the growth of the trucking industry due to the interstate road network, railroads are the largest carrier of all types of goods and commodities since they transport them cheaply and efficiently. For example, most of the electricity generated in this country comes from coal and railroads deliver coal to the utility companies efficiently.
Generally the transportation sector is a good indicator of the U.S. economy. Railroads especially track the ups and downs of the economy. The monthly report from AAR mentioned that in December 2009 carloads were down 4.1% from 2008 and 17.6% from 2008.There was slight improvement in traffic according to the weekly report released on January 28th.
From the report:
“The Association of American Railroads today reported that freight traffic is showing slight improvement in the year over year comparison but remains down sharply when compared to 2008. For the week ending Jan. 23, 2010, U.S. railroads originated 277,420 carloads, up 3.9 percent compared with the same week in 2009 and down 11.1 percent from the same week in 2008. ”
Regardless of how railroads perform in the short-term, railroad stocks are great for long-term investment. They transport some of the necessary goods such as coal, food grains, etc. that are in demand whether the economy is in recessionary or in expansion mode. Similarly when the economy improves they benefit from transporting large quantities of consumer goods that are exported from China to the U.S.
The List of Railroad Stocks Traded on the New York Stock Exchange:
| S. No. | Company | Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation | BNI |
| 2 | Canadian National Railway (USA) | CNI |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) | CP |
| 4 | CSX Corporation | CSX |
| 5 | The Greenbrier Companies | GBX |
| 6 | Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd (ADR) | GSH |
| 7 | Genesee & Wyoming Inc. | GWR |
| 8 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | NSC |
| 9 | Union Pacific Corporation | UNP |
| 10 | Wabtec Corporation | WAB |
Three of the stocks listed above foreign railroads. Canadian National Railway (CNI) and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) are the largest railroads in Canada. They move the majority of natural resources, cars, food grains, etc. from Canada to the U.S. Canadian Pacific primarily operates on the western parts of Canada and the U.S. while Canadian National dominates the eastern parts of the country. Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd (GSH) is a Chinese railway company that is engaged in both passenger and freight transportation.
List of all European Utility ADR stocks !!!
In this post lets review the [tag]utility ADRs[/tag] of continental Europe. There are nine stocks in this category with two each from Germany and France.
Utility stocks form an integral part of any well diversified portfolio for many reasons. Utilities usually provide stable, consistent,growing [tag]dividend yields[/tag], offer stability to the portfolio and grow slowly.
[tag]European utility[/tag] stocks have performed well in the past and continue to do well even in these rough times.[tag]EON[/tag] and [tag]RWE[/tag] are the two largest utilities of Germany that provide water, gas and electricity to the German industries and households. The stocks are a favorite of many index funds and offer decent yields.
[tag]VE[/tag] of France is another utility that has recently started placing ads in BusinessWeek. The company seems to be a well run company with a view to protect the environment.Suez is also another great utility.
Verbund of Austria is a highly respected and well run utility.
As seen from the table below, these utilities have decent dividend yields.An investor planning to invest in utilities of foreign countries may look into these stocks:
| S.No. | Company | Ticker | Dividend Yield | Country | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.ON AG | EONGY | 3.15% | Germany | Gas,H20&Multiutility |
| 2 | Enel SpA | ENLAY | No Reglr Divi. Paid | Italy | Electricity |
| 3 | Energias de Portugal | EDPFY | 2.37% | Portugal | Electricity |
| 4 | EVN | EVNVY | 1.72% | Austria | Gas,H20&Multiutility |
| 5 | Iberdrola S.A. | IBDRY | 2.30% | Spain | Electricity |
| 6 | RWE | RWEOY | 3.16% | Germany | Gas,H20&Multiutility |
| 7 | SUEZ | SZEZY | 2.27% | France | Gas,H20&Multiutility |
| 8 | Veolia Environnement | VE | 1.94% | France | Gas,H20&Multiutility |
| 9 | Verbund | OEZVY | 1.82% | Austria | Electricity |
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