Utility & Income
Eastern Alliance: November 20, 2009
By Roger S. Conrad
When it comes to energy, it’s hard to find two countries whose interests are more conjoined than the US and China. more...
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Telecom: High Yields, Low Expectations
(Feature Article) -- Growth in US wireless users has slowed as penetration has risen to more than 90 percent. Saturation, however, has sown the seeds of even faster growth because demand for connectivity has exploded.
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Intro Article
The still-weak US economy and deteriorating regulatory relations in some states are big negatives. And utility stocks are still taking hits when the news is gloomy. But with balance sheets strengthening across the board, business risks are diminishing.
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UF Portfolios
Sooner or later bad news will again be good for utility stocks, and vice versa. That, however, won’t happen until there’s a real US recovery, or at least enough of a surge for inflation risk to reemerge.
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Utility Beat
Part of a rate hike is better than none: That’s a lesson a growing number of utilities are taking to heart at a time of high unemployment and rising political pressure on regulators.
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Dividend Watch List
Global power giant Enel (OTC: ESOCF, ENLAY) was the only How They Rate company to trim its distribution last month.
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Growth Spotlight
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is already prospering from state and federal renewable energy mandates.
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Income Spotlight
Record-low borrowing costs have triggered hefty gains this year for investors in utility bonds. Among the handful of opportunities left is PNM Resources 9.25 Percent Note of 05/15/15 (CUSIP: 69349HAB3).
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