(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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,...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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...
View Article(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....
View Article(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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