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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The pharmaceutical industry used be a highly profitable industry and pharma stocks were long considered as conservative investments that offered slow, steady growth with attractive yields. However that has changed in the past couple of decades. Though profit margins for blockbuster drugs are high, drug companies’ earnings are under enormous pressure due to many factors …
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