Analysts generally think investors should stand pat on Pepco, with analysts unanimously rating it hold.
Francis, in short is the perfect social media employee, at least for a company like Pepco.
Customers have absolutely zero alternatives, so Pepco can always put shareholders first and customers last.
Pepco would have to be compensated, but only for the value remaining in its infrastructure assets.
Other competitors in the utilities sector include: FirstEnergy (FE), Exelon (EXC), and Pepco Holdings (POM).
Elrich : We cannot fix Pepco and we would be fools to rely on Pepco to fix itself.
The big opportunity is creating a public utility to do what Pepco has proven unable to do.
They include Alliant, Allegheny, Energy East, Empire District, OGE Energy, Pepco, DPL, Great Plains, Westar and Pinnacle West.
Companies like General Electric and Pepco Holdings wrote off their entire tax burdens and earned future offsets.
The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Pepco Holdings Inc.
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In the mid-Atlantic, American Electric Power, Allegheny Energy, Dominion Electric and Pepco Holdings have all proposed massive transmission projects.
Pepco Holdings Inc. shares are currently trading off about 1.1% on the day.
The majority of analysts think investors should stand pat on Pepco, with nine of 10 analysts rating it hold.
Pepco Holdings Inc. shares are currently trading up about 0.8% on the day.
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Pepco Holdings Inc. shares are currently trading up about 0.1% on the day.
Pepco Holdings Inc. shares are currently trading down about 0.3% on the day.
Pepco Holdings Inc. shares are currently trading off about 2.4% on the day.
Pepco Holdings Inc. shares are currently trading down about 1.8% on the day.
Under the circumstances, Pepco looks oversold at 11 times estimated 2002 profits.
Given the chronic power outages, it seems safe to assume that compensating Pepco for its infrastructure would not cost much.
Last year, Pepco Holdings announced a two-year pilot program for smart meters, which will give customers several different pricing options.
Pepco, the utility that services the greater Washington DC area, has few friends among its customer base thanks to spotty reliability.
Companies will begin to dump supplies as they see future projects stalled, noted Carter, who considered Pepco a prime candidate.
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Pepco also lost 9 cents per share in the first half of the year from customers migrating to new competitors in its service territory.
Local authorities and regulatory agencies are also stepping up pressure on Pepco.
Analyst sentiment about Pepco has waned during the last three months.
The power company, PEPCO, has been unable to mobilize resources to get the region back on its feet quickly, despite repeated failures and political outcry over similar situations in the past.
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