So is it safe to make a long-term investment in a utility stock now?
Lower interest rates lead to higher bond and utility stock prices.
Higher interest rates lead to lower bond and utility stock prices.
Should there be additional selling in the rest of the sector, traders should be alert to the potential for profit-taking in a high-flying utility stock such as Oneok.
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Kelley Wright, editor of Investment Quality Trends, finds that after the spectacular run, it's hard to find a utility stock trading at a reasonable price or one that offers a fat yield, but there are a few, including Atmos Energy and Pinnacle West Capital, yielding 4.3% and 5.3%, respectively.
One of my grandfathers worked for thirty years for a manufacturer of household appliances, retiring with a gold watch, the house he bought in the 1950s, and some dividend-paying stock in a utility company.
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Utility company Cemig, a defensive stock, is down 14 percent.
He seeded what became a very substantial stock portfolio by paying utility bills in person during his lunch hour in order to invest the money he saved on stamps.
Itron, a Washington state firm and established industry player that sells advanced meters to utility companies, has seen its stock rise 58% within the last year and as first-half profits rose 37% from 2006 to 2007.
Itron (nasdaq: ITRI - news - people ), a Washington state firm and established industry player that sells advanced meters to utility companies, has seen its stock rise 58% within the last year and as first-half profits rose 37% from 2006 to 2007.
The closest correlation between greenhouse emissions and stock values appeared in the energy and utility sectors, where the specter of environmental regulations typically plays heavily into valuations.
Exelon's stock has long been a laggard in the utility sector, far underperforming the Utilities SPDR.
Currently, the top five companies that account for a third of stock holdings, he says, are non-Hyundai blue chips SK Telecom, power utility KEPCO, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance, and steel giant POSCO.
Consolidated Edison Inc. officials said the utility serving the New York City area is first focusing on repairing feeders distributing power to the New York Stock Exchange and then restoring power to networks at the southern tip of Lower Manhattan.
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In new public offerings, Silver Spring Networks, which operates a hardware and software network designed to help utility companies create what is known as a "smart grid, " surged on its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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