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The Top Five European Utilities By Revenue

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European utilities have been hit hard in the past few years. Many of the utilities are down significantly. For deep- value bargain hunters this sector offers opportunities at current levels. The following are the five largest European utilities (excl. U.K.) based on revenues: 1.Company: RWE AG (RWEOY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.97% Sector:Multi-Utilities Five year return (excluding …

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The Top 25 Stocks on the NYSE based on Market Capitalization

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Its been a few years since I looked at the largest firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE). So here are the top 25 companies on the NYSE based on Market Capitalization. All these firms have market caps of $50.0 billion or more. A few observations: Despite the fall in oil prices U.S. oil major Exxon …

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NYSE-listed Foreign Firms with Large Market Capitalizations

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Apple Inc(AAPL) became the most valuable company in the world this Monday when its market cap exceed $710.0 billion. The next largest firms have market caps of less than $400 billion as the graphic shows below: Click to enlarge Source: Apple: $710 Billion and Counting, Feb 10, 2015, The Wall Street Journal I was curious about …

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