The halcyon days of huge gains for the utility sector are over, but it always makes sense to keep a weighting of these stocks in a well-rounded portfolio.
After years of enjoying dividend growth and investor demand, the U.S. electric utility group finally took a breather in 2016. After all, the post-election rally favored growth over income and defensive stocks.
Chris Lange These stocks have outstanding upside potential and far less downside than high-flying momentum stocks. Plus, they could very well help investors catch up in their own portfolios.
While the utility run may be closer to over than even a few months ago, all these stocks have been hammered recently and have bounce-back potential.
Deutsche Bank has a very selective list of top utility stock picks. All make good sense for income investors looking for dividends and relative safety.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include American Electric Power, Broadcom, Ford, General Motors, JD.com, Sarepta Therapeutics and Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
These are clearly not the most exciting companies on Wall Street, but if you are an investor concerned about where to own shares, the United States remains the clear-cut winner.
Deutsche Bank also says that utility stocks that provide solid single-digit growth and yields between 3% and 4% remain attractive.
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This week's top value calls from the analysts at Jefferies focus on blue chip companies that are, for the most part, very liquid and offer a degree of safety for investors.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday morning include American Electric Power, Mobileye, PayPal, Phillips 66, Smith & Wesson and Viacom.
Insiders at some of the top companies made some of the biggest purchases this past week that we have seen in a while. And buying volume swamped selling volume.
