Utility Stocks
A Tough Q3, but Quality will Prevail
Closed end fund Blackrock Utilities & Infrastructure’s (NYSE: BUI) utility holdings took a hit late this month. The main catalyst was a decision by its largest holding NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) to reduce capital markets...
IPO Analysis: Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: CPPL)
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP’s (NYSE CPPL) initial asset base comprises midstream infrastructure accumulated by NiSource (NYSE: NI) when the utility industry consolidated in the 1990s. Whereas Dominion Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: DM) received only a...
Solar Power: The Cost Factor
Although the costs associated with wind and solar power have declined sharply over the past decade, these renewable-energy solutions still require government support to make the economics worthwhile. Development of new solar-power capacity is widely...
International Energy Portfolio — Conservative Holdings
AGL Energy (ASX: AGK, OTC: AGLNY) AGL Energy's clearest path to earnings and dividend growth is to capitalize on Australia’s rising use of natural gas. The retail distributor of electricity and natural gas also owns...
When to Hold and When to Fold
“Sell your losers and let your winners run.” This endlessly quoted Wall Street adage makes sense for traders, but doesn’t necessarily apply to income-seeking investors who care primarily about collecting a steadily growing stream of...
TRENDING TOPICS
Natural Gas: A Summer Buying Opportunity
The front-month futures price of natural gas is down from over $4.50/MMBtu back in early March to under $3.25/MMBtu today. And, on a shorter-term basis,...
Sell Occidental, Buy Permian Resources
Last year, the value trade in energy was natural gas. NYMEX natural gas prices averaged around $2.27/MMBtu and front-month gas prices dipped well below $2.00...
Early Energy Q1 Returns: Shale Discipline in Force
Four Energy and Income Advisor Model Portfolio companies have now released Q1 results and updated guidance: Services companies Baker Hughes (NYSE; BKR) and SLB Ltd...
Earnings and Partners/XPLR Strategic Review
Annual filings are far more detailed than quarterlies. The trade-off for investors is they take longer to compile. Nonetheless, there’s already been plenty of action—as...