Utility stocks have been on fire this year, up 11.9% so far. Not even the high flying energy sector has gained as much (+10.5%). As a result, this often forgotten group certainly deserves attention from investors.
We decided to hand pick utility stocks that are:
The table below includes the 11 stocks from the utility sector that really caught our attention. We believe you might find them interesting enough to consider for investment:
Company Name | Ticker | Price | In Long-Term Uptrend? | Dividend Yield | Market Cap |
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Atmos Energy Corporation | ATO | $51.01 | Yes | 2.80% | 5.35B |
Avista Corp | AVA | $32.38 | Yes | 3.80% | 2.02B |
American Water Works Company Inc. | AWK | $48.47 | Yes | 2.50% | 8.85B |
CMS Energy Corporation | CMS | $30.21 | Yes | 3.50% | 8.39B |
Cleco Corporation | CNL | $56.40 | Yes | 2.70% | 3.56B |
Chesapeake Utilities Corporati | CPK | $69.69 | Yes | 2.30% | 692M |
AGL Resources Inc. | GAS | $54.49 | Yes | 3.60% | 6.56B |
Alliant Energy Corporation | LNT | $58.77 | Yes | 3.40% | 6.75B |
NorthWestern Corp | NWE | $49.80 | Yes | 3.10% | 2.03B |
Spectra Energy Corp. | SE | $42.69 | Yes | 3.20% | 28.49B |
UGI Corp | UGI | $50.17 | Yes | 2.30% | 5.81B |
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