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(JNJ) 12 Stocks to “Hunker Down” With in 2009

12 Stocks to “Hunker Down” With in 2009 by Martin Denholm, Managing Editor, Smart Profits Report Editor’s Note: We’re always on the lookout for new ideas and profitable opportunities here at Investment...

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(EXC) Exelon Corporation’s PECO Upgrades Electric Substation

PECO, an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corp. (EXC), recently upgraded its electric substation in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia by spending $22 million. Grays Ferry substation serves...

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(EXC) Top Utilities Equity Funds – Mutual Fund Commentary

Today we are featuring top-performing “Utilities” Equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of utilities Incorporatedluding telephone or cable-television firms. Investors can...

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(EXC) Exelon Corporation Beats by a Penny

Exelon Corporation (EXC) reported third-quarter earnings per share [EPS] of 96 cents per diluted share, a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, it fell short of the year-ago figure of...

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(EXC) Exelon Corporation to Shut Four Pennsylvania Units

Exelon Power, the power generating subsidiary of Exelon Corp. (EXC), announced plans to shut down 4 units at two plants in southeastern Pennsylvania, effective May 31, 2011. The plants which are to be...

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(EXC) Exelon’s Earnings Results Top Estimates

Exelon Corporation (EXC) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 earnings per share (EPS) of 92 cents and $4.12, respectively, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents and $4.04. However, it...

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(EXC) Exelon Corporation’s PECO Energy Subsidiary Raises Capital Plan

PECO Energy Company, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (EXC), announced that it has allocated $500 million for capital investments in 2010 to develop facilities and make other operational...

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(BAC) Company News for August 31, 2010 – Corporate Summary

• Some private investors are reportedly considering an offer for Saks (NYSE:SKS). The offer values the luxury retailer at $1.7 billion, or $11 per share • Citigroup (NYSE:C) noted Sanofi-Aventis...

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(AEP) Company News for October 27, 2010 – Corporate Summary

• Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) reported fiscal first quarter earnings $0.02 better than expected at $1.02 on a 1.6% revenue gain to $20.1 billion, just below Zacks estimates of $20.2 billion. The...

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(ITC) ITC Holdings Corporation – Analysts Revised Estimates Higher for 2010...

It’s not often that you see a utility company with a 5-year projected EPS growth rate in the double-digits. However, management at electric utility ITC Holdings Corp (ITC) expects to grow its earnings...

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(AAPL) Stock Market News for March 16, 2011 – Market News

Optimistic comments from the Federal Reserve on Tuesday helped instill some confidence in the economy and limited the markets from ending at session lows. Benchmarks inched down by a point as Japan’s...

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(PPL) PPL Corporation Announces Stock Offering for Central Networks...

PPL Corporation (PPL) has announced public offerings of common stock and equity units to pay for its recently acquired Central Networks electricity distribution businesses in the United Kingdom. The...

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(CEG) Company News for April 29, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) reported Q1 earnings of $1.02 per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.95 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 30.7% year-over-year to $250.7...

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(EXC) Exelon Acquiring Constellation Energy Group

Exelon Corporation (EXC) entered into a definite agreement to acquire Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG), for about $7.9 billion. Exelon is expected to issue 0.93 of its shares for every share of...

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(AEP) Stock Market News for May 11, 2011 – Market News

International and domestic affairs combined to add strength to the markets at the fag-end of the earnings season. Benchmarks enjoyed their stay in the green for the third consecutive trading day,...

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(GOOG) Seeking Yield from Stocks Instead of Bonds – AAII Investor Update

Income-oriented investors have yet another reason to be upset with the bond markets. Junk bond yields fell to a record low a few days ago and are staying near those levels. As of Wednesday evening, the...

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(CEG) Constellation Energy Analyst Reiterates at Neutral

Constellation Energy’s (CEG) merchant energy business provides a relatively stable and growing earnings stream through wholesale energy-related products and services. The company has a diversified...

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(SO) Southern Company at Fair Valuation

We have maintained our Neutral recommendation on electric utility firm Southern Company (SO) with a price target of $41. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Company is the second largest...

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(EXC) Exelon Beats Quarterly Earnings Expectations

Exelon Corporation (EXC) announced second-quarter 2011 operating earnings of $1.05 per share, up from 99 cents per share in the year-ago quarter and ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents....

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(FSLR) First Solar Projects are Hot Buns

First Solar Inc. (FSLR) announced that billionaire investor Warren Buffet’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire its Topaz Solar Farm. The transaction...

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(AEP) Coal Industry Stock Review – December 2011 – Industry Outlook

Coal has been used for nearly as long as mankind has thrived, for everything including cooking, making clay pots, heating, as fuel to run steam-powered trains, to make weapons, heating homes,...

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(MSI) Motorola Solutions Wins Contract

Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI), one of the leaders in the lucrative U.S. Public Safety market,received a contract worth $22 million from ComEd, an electric supply company and a part of Exelon...

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(ACI) Coal Industry Stock Review – April 2012 – Industry Outlook

Coal has been used for nearly as long as mankind has thrived. From the times of the cavemen to present day, coal is used for everything from cooking to heating to running steam-powered trains to...

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(ACI) Coal Industry Stock Review – August 2012 – Industry Outlook

Coal has been used for nearly as long as mankind has thrived. From the times of the cavemen to the present day, coal is used for everything from cooking to heating to running steam-powered trains to...

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(ETR) Entergy Tops Earnings Per Share – Misses Revenue

Before the bell, Entergy Corporation (ETR) reported its second quarter 2012 results. In the reported quarter, the company posted operational earnings per share (“EPS”) of $2.11, which comfortably beat...

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(EXC) Exelon Fulfills Merger Commitment

Exelon Corporation (EXC), one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, fulfills its Constellation-merger conditions by deciding to sale three of its Maryland based coal fired power plants to Raven...

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(ETR) Entergy Progresses on Divestment

Entergy Corporation (ETR) is moving ahead with its divestment plan for its electric transmission business for gross cash of $1.775 billion. The divested business would be merged with the operations of...

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(ETR) Entergy-ITC Holdings Transaction on Track

Entergy Corporation (ETR) is moving ahead with its divestment plan for its electric transmission business for gross cash of $1.775 billion. The divested business would be merged with the operations of...

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(PNW) Utility Industry Stock Outlook – October 2012 – Industry Outlook

As would be expected, the growth of the utility industry is tied to overall economic conditions. As per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), energy consumption in the United States will...

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(ETR) Entergy Provides Third Quarter and FY12 Outlook

Integrated energy company, Entergy Corporation (ETR) provided third-quarter 2012 preliminary operational earnings expectation of approximately $1.94 per share and as-reported earnings expectation of...

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(DUK) Duke Energy Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Preview

Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) is expected to release its third quarter 2012 results before the opening bell on November 8, 2012. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the third quarter of 2012 is $1.45 per...

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(XLV) Stock Market News for November 13, 2012 – Market News

Apprehension about this week’s “fiscal cliff” discussion between top U.S. leaders and President Barack Obama led to benchmarks ending flat. Trading volumes were light owing to the Veteran’s day...

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(XLY) Stock Market News for November 27, 2012 – Market News

Benchmarks ended lower on Monday after two consecutive days of gains as investors remained apprehensive about the fiscal cliff. Investors also awaited the outcome of talks among Euro zone finance...

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(AAPL) Stock Market News for November 26, 2012 – Market News

Benchmarks rallied on Black Friday propelled by encouraging economic reports from China and Germany. Volumes were at their lowest this year, owing to a holiday-shortened trading session. U.S. stocks...

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(XLU) Stock Market News for November 28, 2012 – Market News

Markets ended in the red after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s discouraging comments about the “fiscal cliff” overshadowed a number of positive economic reports. Additionally, Greece’s lenders...

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(BTU) Coal Industry Stock Review – December 2012 – Industry Outlook

Coal is burned as fuel or gasified to create a synthetic gas (syngas) that can then be used as feedstock for the production of chemicals, fertilizer and electric power. Coal is also used for producing...

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(DUK) Duke Energy Draws Neutral Rating by Analyst

On January 3, we reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) based on its stable electricity and gas operations which generate a relatively steady and growing earnings...

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(SO) Georgia Power Files a 20-year Plan

Georgia Power Co. – the largest subsidiary of electric utility firm Southern Company (SO) – has filed a 20-year resource plan with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), asking for a planned...

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(DUK) Duke Energy Shedding Coal Plants

Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) announced that its Buck and Riverbend steam stations, coal-fired power plants in the Charlotte area, will retire two years earlier than scheduled. Earlier, both stations...

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(LNT) Utility Industry Stock Outlook – Febuary 2013 – Industry Outlook

Overview The rise in population has led to an increasing demand for essential utility supplies. Here utility companies step in with their ability to generate essential supplies in large volumes and...

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(PCE) Stock Market News for April 1, 2013 – Market News

Benchmarks finished the last trading session of the month on a positive note. The S&P 500 finally managed to post a new all time high on Thursday. Meanwhile, the number of Americans filing for...

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(EIX) The Energy Sector’s Biggest Threat (and Opportunity)

On July 6, 2013, Ralph Seidensticker quietly passed away in his home in Valencia, Calif. He was 81 years old. If you ask 1,000 people who he was, it’s doubtful that more than one or two would know....

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