Top 5 Utility Stocks by Market Cap
By
Commodity HQ
Sep 19, 2012 11:00 am
Duke, National Grid, and Southern Company make the list. Find out if they belong in your portfolio.
Utility investing is often closely linked to commodities. For the most part, utility firms depend on commodities like natural gas and coal to provide electricity to their customers. While they are certainly not a direct play on the commodity world, their close ties make them a unique indirect play. These stocks are often coveted for high dividend yields, providing steady income when rates are frozen at 0.25%. Below, we outline the five biggest utility stocks by market cap to help investors decided if any of them belong in their portfolio.
Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)
Quick Stats as of (9/17/2012)
National Grid (NYSE:NGG)
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Southern Company (NYSE:SO)
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Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)
Quick Stats as of (9/17/2012)
- Market Cap: $45.2 billion
- EPS: $3.36
- Avg Vol: 4.7 million
- Beta: 0.16
National Grid (NYSE:NGG)
Quick Stats as of (9/17/2012)
- Market Cap: $39.5 billion
- EPS: $4.61
- Avg Vol: 400,000
- Beta: 0.66
Southern Company (NYSE:SO)
Quick Stats as of (9/17/2012)
- Market Cap: $39.3 billion
- EPS: $2.48
- Avg Vol: 4 million
- Beta: 0.13
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