Utility companies are among the favorite defensive investments during periods of financial turmoil. Utilities may have even more value to investors as the world struggles to escape from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AbbVie, American Electric Power, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Arconic, Baidu, Best Buy, Co-Diagnostics, Cree, Exelon, Home Depot, NRG Energy, T-Mobile and Walmart.
Here are 20 bold companies that have defied the odds by raising their dividends, after already knowing they were facing a very deep recession.
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AON, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Dow, PayPal, PG&E, PNC Financial Services, Qualcomm, Shopify, Tesla, Valero Energy , Walt Disney and Wells Fargo
Even in the toughest times, some companies still manage to generate dividend growth and prove that they have safe dividends. These 15 companies have announced dividend hikes in April.
A large sector call from Barclays shows just how much the expectations are coming down for the major utilities in America. Many of those old price targets are unfortunately now simply viewed…
It seems almost impossible and even feels treasonous to consider that utilities could potentially have problems with their dividends.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey has previewed earnings for the electric utilities, and the firm sees upside in several companies.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations included Activision Blizzard, Datadog, Delta Air Lines, Eli Lilly, FedEx, Halliburton, Kinder Morgan, Skechers, Teladoc and Waste Management.
Despite some softer industrial demand, and weather conditions that drove second-quarter results for some utility companies lower on a year-over-year basis, this analyst remains positive on some of the top companies in…
Some investors might be thinking that the safety and income from utilities already has seen its upside. Merrill Lynch does not feel that way at all.
For those worried about the stock market, it definitely makes sense to move to super-safe sector leaders, like these are four top dividend utility stocks.
24/7 Wall St. tracked six companies that saw three or more analyst downgrades or price target cuts on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include Applied Materials, Extreme Networks, Mylan, NXP, Roku, Seagate, Yelp and Zynga.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Amgen, Apple, Mastercard, Nokia, Shopify and US Steel.
