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Merger & Acquisition Talk ... Buying and Selling

In the last few days two rather large M&A announcements were made.  But not for mergers of companies.  Instead one company (Constellation Energy-CEG) announced an effort to buy a large power plant, and another (Duke Energy-DUK) announced its plan to sell a large fleet of power plants.

Constellation Energy Analyst Meeting ... Strong 2007 and 2008 Prospects Reinforced

Constellation Energy (CEG) held an analyst meeting on August 29th, 2005, and highlighted its strong long-term earnings growth prospects.

Higher Commodity Prices ... Hurts Some, but Helps Others

The ongoing rise in energy commodity prices continues to have financial ramifications for electric and gas utilities.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 6/6/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Tuesday, June 6th, 2005.  The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 5/31/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Tuesday, May 31st, 2005. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 5/23/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Monday, May 23rd, 2005. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield -- 5/16/05

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield as of Monday, May 16th, 2005. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.

Quiet 1st quarter earnings season for electric utilities

The electric utility 1st quarter reporting season is essentially over.  Historically, most electric utilities have the largest portion of their annual earnings (and the variability of annual earnings) in the summer months, which generally show up in 3rd quarter earnings, and have relatively quiet 1st and 2nd quarter earnings reports.

The reason?  Electric utilities' regulated and uregulated POWER related businesses are heavily reliant on the increased demand (and sometimes premium pricing) that comes with the hot summer months. 

Electric utility stocks ranked by yield

The list below sorts the electric utilities tracked here by dividend yield. The list is sorted from highest yield to lowest yield. This will be updated periodically.