3 Utility Stocks That Will Pay You To Invest In Them
Ever since the Great Recession, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates artificially low. So low that investors who typically invest in bonds for...
Posts Tagged ‘Southern Co (SO)’
Scout Daily Update: Dallas Fed Down 22 Straight Months
STOCK NEWS Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (NYSE:ZBH): reported earnings of $1.79 which was in-line with expectations. Revenue of $1.83 billion was up 4.0%...
Which Is the Better Valuation Metric? The P/E Ratio or the PEG Ratio: Part 1
Introduction Recently, I have been engaged in rather intense discussions regarding the validity of P/E ratios versus PEG ratios as proper or appropriate...
Recent Stock Purchase October 2016
With three weeks of October in the books, I felt it was time for me to pull the trigger on at least one monthly buy as I have been doing for many, many...
10 Stocks That Had Their Price Targets Raised Tuesday
The markets opened higher today before sliding slightly into the red as investors await June’s data on import and export prices, the Treasury’...
Duquesne Family Office Goes On a Buying Spree
Now that all hedge funds have released their latest 13F filings, Warren Buffett‘s $1 billion bet on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been the main...
The 10 Best Dividend Stocks For Retirement
Retirees want their portfolios to provide safe, consistent, reliable income that grows faster than the pace of inflation. Retirees want investments that...
Southern Co (SO): Uninterrupted Dividends Since 1949 and a 4.4% Yield
Yield-starved investors should familiarize themselves with Southern Co (NYSE:SO), a highly dependable business that has paid dividends every quarter...
Hedge Funds Hate These 10 Large-Caps, Part 1
Studies reveal that hedge funds’ ownership of stocks has increased at a high pace over the last decade or so, especially before the outbreak of...
Hedge Funds Cash In As Southern Co (SO) Acquires AGL Resources Inc. (GAS) For $12 Billion
Southern Co (NYSE:SO) and AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE:GAS) have joined hands to form one of the leading U.S. electric and gas utility companies. According...
Southern Co (SO): 4.8% Yield & Decades of Dividends
Southern Co (NYSE:SO) is a large cap utility that supplies electricity to 4.5 million customers in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. What stands...
Xcel Energy Inc (XEL), Arch Coal Inc (ACI), Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (CLD): Why the EPA Rules Won’t Change Coal’s Outlook
The press is making hay over the proposed rules the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to release later this month regarding carbon emissions...
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), The Southern Company (SO), Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU): Is Coal About to Get Choked Off After All?
The day after I laid out my case for why the canary in the coal mine isn’t dead yet, The Wall Street Journal published a story indicating the Obama...
Dominion Resources, Inc. (D), Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK) – This Week in Utilities: New Natural Gas and America’s Dirtiest Power Plant
Utilities were busy last week, making moves to maximize profit potential. With new natural gas exports, America’s dirtiest power plant, and more...
Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD): This Greenhouse Gas Just Might Save the Oil Industry
Air Product’s carbon capture facility. Photo credit: Air Products. According to the EPA, carbon dioxide accounted for 84% of all U.S. greenhouse...
FirstEnergy Corp. (FE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): America’s 10 Dirtiest Power Plants
All power plants are not created equal. It takes energy to make energy, and some corporations are nothing more than carbon clunkers. Here are America&#...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), NRG Energy Inc (NRG), Exelon Corporation (EXC): Nuclear Power is on Life Support in U.S.
This was supposed to be a time for a nuclear revival in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Energy has a loan guarantee program with tens of billions of dollars...
The Southern Company (SO), American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP): Are Utilities Ripe For The Picking?
The threat of rising interest rates has not been kind to the share prices of many of America’s biggest utilities. Providers of energy including...
The Southern Company (SO), Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Got Uranium?
Nuclear has often been touted as the holy grail of U.S. energy independence. But the fuel may not be as different from Arab oil as we like to think –...
The Southern Company (SO), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): Here’s Why You Should Watch Out for Coal-Reliant Utilities
Despite July’s heat wave in the Northeast, summer temperatures in the majority of the United States have been cooler than last year’s. For...
The Southern Company (SO), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED): Will Higher Interest Rates Doom Utilities?
Utilities are highly valued by investors for their reliable, if unspectacular, growth. Utilities are routinely called ‘widow-and-orphan’ stocks...
NRG Energy Inc (NRG), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA): The Future of Electric Energy
The electrical grid is notoriously slow to change. Since the days when Thomas Edison debated the merits of A/C versus D/C power transmission, the biggest...
Exelon Corporation (EXC), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): Check Out Your Other Options Before Buying This Utility!
Generally, utilities companies are considered to be some of the most stable, high-yielding investments in the market. However, over the past three months...
Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): How Much Nuclear Waste Does Your State Hold?
One of the biggest critiques of nuclear energy is that it produces radioactive waste in the form of used nuclear fuel, or UNF. While the amounts are relatively...
Exelon Corporation (EXC), American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP): Not All Utilities Are Created Equal
Utilities are your classic slow-and-steady stocks. Since they operate in a highly regulated industry that is critical to our national security, the majority...
General Electric Company (GE), Siemens AG (ADR) (SI): The Future of Coal Today
Coal, one of this country’s most abundant fuels, is increasingly being targeted as a dirty fuel. That doesn’t have to be the case because...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D), Edison International (EIX): Is Nuclear Energy Dying Out?
In less than a year, three utilities have made the tough call to close down four nuclear reactors totaling 3,600 MW of combined capacity. Cheap power...
Aqua America Inc (WTR), The Southern Company (SO): “Turn On” These Utilities For Steady Income
It is always a good idea to include some companies in your portfolio that provide a steady stream of income. Some investors like bonds, as they tend to...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK): The Most Dangerous Sector in the S&P
Among stock markets around the world, the S&P 500 has given investors great performance, with double-digit percentage gains even as many international...
CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (ANR): One “Pie in the Sky” Idea to Save Coal
Coal gets a bad rap. Environmentalists call it a dirty fuel, while Santa Claus uses it to punish naughty little boys and girls. That really is a shame...
The Southern Company (SO), NRG Energy Inc (NRG): These 3 States Love Nuclear
Nuclear power has been a hot-button issue over the past few years due to safety concerns and energy security concerns in the U.S. and abroad. Despite...
Is It Time to Buy Stock in The Southern Company (SO)?
The past year hasn’t been too kind to owners of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) stock. It’s down about 7% while the market, as measured by...
The Southern Company (SO), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Which Utility Is Worth Buying?
Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks. This phrase is most closely associated with stocks that provide reliable returns over time, ideal...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), The Southern Company (SO), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D): Is Now a Good Time To Buy Utilities?
The utilities sector has often been considered a “widows & orphans” group of stocks, with a long history of paying healthy and reliable...
Cameco Corporation (USA) (CCJ): The Uranium Market Will Soar
The demand for electricity rises as global economies continue to improve. However, there has been a migration toward cleaner production methods. Overall...
What’s Going on With Exelon Corporation (EXC) Stock?
We at The Motley Fool do not get too worked up over short-term stock movements, but sometimes they can forewarn investors about larger, fundamental problems...
The Southern Company (SO), BCE Inc. (USA) (BCE): Where to Still Find Good Yields
This year’s market rally, with the S&P up about 15% during 2013, has rendered it more difficult to find above-average dividend yield investments...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), The Southern Company (SO), Emerson Electric Co. (EMR): Don’t Be Afraid, Go Direct
The deep market sell offs after the tech and housing bubbles have left a generation of investors with a changed view of the stock market. While a little...
Dominion Resources, Inc. (D): Can These Utilities Keep Up With Investors’ Expectations?
According to the Energy Information Administration, electricity consumption in the U.S. will increase from 3,841 billion kilowatt hours in 2011 to 4,930...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Is This Company Ruling Over the Electric Utility Industry?
The largest electric power holding company in the United States, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK), has only risen 4.91% YTD, a far cry from the 15.34% return...
The Southern Company (SO) & The Best Dividend Stocks from the Utilities Sector
Investors can look to utilities for solid profits. Though the sector has not been able to match the highs of others or even its own former glory, there...
With The Southern Company (SO), Nuclear Still Has a Chance
At times nuclear energy is hard sell. Even though the uranium doesn’t emit large amounts of greenhouse gases or require complicated transportation...
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (RDS.A), Altria Group Inc (MO), and The Southern Company (SO): Bond Risks Point to Stock Preference
“Every one of the most popular class of US mutual funds investing in bonds lost money in May, highlighting the risks for investors as interest rates...
Cameco Corporation (USA) (CCJ): Falling Yen And Energy Imports Could Bring Back Nukes
The 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan has left virtually all of the country’s nuclear facilities closed. Increased energy import costs and a recently...
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG): The Safest Utility Stock?
I know it sounds like an oxymoron to suggest that investors need to look for the safest utility stock. However, there are underlying risks in the utility...
The Southern Company (SO): These Four Numbers Prove Who Is The Best In This Industry
Today’s low interest rate environment is causing some stocks to rise because they offer investors a superior yield to what they can get elsewhere. If...
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED): There Are 4 Reasons to Avoid This Stock
I know that collecting an over 4% yield in this environment seems tempting. I know that CDs don’t pay much of anything, and savings and money market...
Exelon Corporation (EXC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Five Reasons Another Dividend Cut Is Likely
This is not a drill; please proceed in an orderly fashion away from this stock. I wish there was an announcement like this to warn investors when they...
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), The Southern Company (SO): Are We Sure This Is Progress?
When investors hear about a merger of two powerful companies, they usually expect that there will be some short term pain, but long-term gain. However...
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF), Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI): Dividend Stocks Can Be Downright Dangerous
If you have been struggling to generate enough income from your investment portfolio lately, then dividend stocks have been just about the best way to...
