All Posts Tagged With: "POM"
(VE) Are Utility Stocks A Good Bet in 2012?
U.S.electric utility segment includes electric, natural gas pipeline and distributors, water, and independent power producers. The segment was among the most stable sectors in fiscal 2011 in terms of return.
Fiscal 2011 witnessed continued volatility from the European...
(ACN) Accenture plc Earns IRS Contract
Technology outsourcing and consulting major Accenture plc (ACN) recently won a 10-year technology service contract from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) department. These contracts are the...
(SOLR) Increase Odds of Positive Earnings Surprises
Surprises are, by definition, unexpected. However, since we know that companies that report better-than-expected earnings tend to see their share prices rise after the announcement, and those that disappoint sink, it would be nice to be able to get in front of those that are...
(GOOG) Seeking Yield from Stocks Instead of Bonds – AAII Investor Update
Income-oriented investors have yet another reason to be upset with the bond markets. Junk bond yields fell to a record low a few days ago and are staying near those levels. As of Wednesday evening, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield index yielded a mere 6.68%, which isn’t...
(CE) Celanese Beats Consensus
Specialty material company Celanese Corp. (CE) reported adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents. Diluted earnings per share in...
(GDP) Alternative Energy Stock Review – August 2010
OUTLOOK
Like everyone else, the Alternative Energy industry was hit hard by the Great Recession and essentially remains in a recovery mode. And while stock prices of alternative energy companies have recovered from their lows, valuations still remain...
(GDP) Alternative Energy Stock Review – May 2010 – Industry Outlook
OUTLOOK
The Alternative Energy industry is going through a recovery after emerging from the global recession and the cascading fall in global crude oil prices. Last year, quite a few alternative energy companies were in the trough. And although these...
(OTTR) April Industrial Production Reports Higher Production, Better Utilization
In April, Industrial Production rose 0.8%, which was in line with consensus expectations. The revisions to previous months’ data was more or less a wash, with growth being revised up in March by 0.1% to 0.2%, and for January it was revised up by 0.2%...
(ETR) Entergy Hits Regulatory Roadblock
Entergy Corporation’s (ETR) proposed spin-off of its non-utility Nuclear power business hit a regulatory road-block. The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) played spoilsport and rejected the spin-off...
(CNP) CenterPoint Energy Gets Grant
CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s (CNP) electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $200 million...
(HD) Retail in the Spotlight – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 2/19/10
Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&P 500. The focus will...
(CNP) CenterPoint Energy Raises Dividend
CenterPoint Energy Inc. (CNP) raised quarterly dividend on its common stock by 2.6% to 19.5 cents from 19 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Mar 10, 2010, to shareholders of record as on Feb 16, 2010....