Utilities On The Elevator
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 10:39PM CST
There's an old saying on the Street that stocks take the stairs up and the elevator down. In other words, gains typically occur over a period of weeks or months, but can be erased in days or even hours. The recent performance of the Utilities is a...
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Investors pulling the plug on utilities as Treasury yields rise
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 6:21PM CST
PUI: 22.97 (-0.31), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), GAS: 50.07 (+0.27), NU: 51.02 (-1.28), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), PSCU: 38.28 (-0.61), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
Utilities ETFs - Power To The People
Aaron Barton - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 5:54PM CST
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Only four stocks worth buying in fully priced utility sector, Baird says
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 11:59AM CST
CMS: 34.65 (-0.88), VVC: 44.75 (-0.59), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), ALE: 53.65 (-1.17), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), UIL: 42.08 (-0.72), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
New EPA standards label coal ash non-hazardous
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 5:23PM CST
PUI: 22.97 (-0.31), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), PSCU: 38.28 (-0.61), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
EPA proposes tighter ground-level ozone pollution controls
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 12:05PM CST
VDE: 115.76 (+2.32), DDG: 24.88 (-0.47), OIH: 36.16 (+0.87), DIG: 57.30 (+2.23), DUG: 48.19 (-2.01), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), PXJ: 17.45 (+0.61), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), KOL: 14.24 (+0.27), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), IYE: 46.47 (+0.95), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97), FENY: 23.66 (+0.49), ERY: 17.74 (-1.21), FXN: 22.40 (+0.52), ERX: 65.07 (+3.92), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), RYE: 70.53 (+1.71), XLE: 82.04 (+1.70)
BlackRock's Koesterich cautions on dividend stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 1:34PM CST
VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), PSCU: 38.28 (-0.61), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), PUI: 22.97 (-0.31), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Utilities: The Next Bubble To Pop
Joseph Kinnison, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 6:44PM CST
As interest rates decline, the cost of capital for business investment projects also declined. Lower hurdle rates, used to evaluate return on capital for projects, likely result in approval of more capital projects as exceeding required return...
PUI: 22.97 (-0.31), DUK: 79.84 (-1.22), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), PSCU: 38.28 (-0.61), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
Coal-burning utilities predict blackouts from Obama climate pact
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 13, 1:55PM CST
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Obama faces obstacles to emissions deal with China
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 5:57PM CST
TRP: 45.94 (-0.81), IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), ENB: 49.37 (-0.22), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
Rally in utility stocks "getting long in the teeth"
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 1:14PM CST
Utilities Valuation Ticks Above Market Levels
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 06, 12:11AM CST
The S&P 500 Utilities sector was up another 2% Wednesday, as it continues to act more like the 90s Internet group than the no-growth defensive that it is. The recent run higher for the Utilities sector has pushed it to new all-time highs. With...
IDU: 113.30 (-1.71), UPW: 97.56 (-2.59), VPU: 98.07 (-1.43), SDP: 51.28 (+1.42), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FUTY: 29.25 (-0.39), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
True Fund Costs: Utilities Sector
David Trainer - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 04, 8:30AM CST
This report focuses on providing investors the true costs incurred when investing in Utilities ETFs and mutual funds. A key component of our fund ratings, Total Annual Cost (or TAC) accounts for all the costs borne by investors, including...
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Sharp Sell-Off In Stocks Sets Up Long Awaited Buying Opportunity
Scott Martindale - Seeking Alpha - Mon Oct 20, 3:14AM CDT
Last week brought even more stock market weakness and volatility as the selloff became self-perpetuating, with nobody mid-day on Wednesday wanting to be the last guy left holding equities. Hedge funds and other weak holders exacerbated the situation....
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Utility ETFs in focus on Market Turbulence - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 16, 9:09AM CDT
Utilities are among the safest investments in uncertain markets due to defensive nature of their operations.
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Protect Your Portfolio with These Utility ETFs - ETF News And Commentary
Eric Dutram - ZACKS - Tue Oct 07, 11:12AM CDT
With a rocky market, it might be time to consider the safety of the utility ETF space.
FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), XLU: 45.17 (-0.70), RYU: 76.86 (-0.97)
Best Performing Utility ETFs This Year - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Tue Sep 30, 9:00AM CDT
These utility ETFs have been strong performers this year.
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