In trading on Wednesday, shares of PBF Energy Inc (PBF) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $50.02 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVE) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $21.56, changing hands as low as $21.50 per share. Tennessee Valley Authority shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TVE shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

The MSCI Argentina ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 459,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 78,000. Shares of ARGT were up about 0.3% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Nextracker Inc (NXT) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $44.92, changing hands as low as $42.63 per share. Nextracker Inc shares are currently trading down about 7.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of NXT shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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In trading on Wednesday, the The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.7% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Nrg Energy, up about 3.8% and shares of Constellation Energy, up about 1.8% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Enerflex Ltd. (EFXT) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $5.41, changing hands as low as $4.91 per share. Enerflex Ltd. shares are currently trading off about 17% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of EFXT shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Enerflex Ltd. (EFX.CA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $7.31, changing hands as low as $6.76 per share. Enerflex Ltd. shares are currently trading down about 16.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of EFX.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (RECO.CA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $1.11, changing hands as low as $1.08 per share. Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd shares are currently trading down about 3.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of RECO.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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Eversource Energy (ES) has been named as a Top 10 dividend paying utility stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among utilities, ES shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent ES share price of $61.17 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.5 and an annual dividend yield of 4.68% — by comparison, the average utility stock in Dividend Channel's coverage universe yields 4.2% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.3. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Eversource Energy, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Crescent Energy Co (CRGY) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $11.76, changing hands as high as $11.92 per share. Crescent Energy Co shares are currently trading up about 9.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CRGY shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Canadian Utilities Ltd (CU.CA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $30.95, changing hands as high as $31.19 per share. Canadian Utilities Ltd shares are currently trading up about 1.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CU.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

On Monday, May 6, 2024, the Board of Directors of Cabot declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, an increase of 8% compared to the current quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, on all outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 14, 2024, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2024. "Since 1968, we have remained committed to a continuous and growing dividend," said Sean Keohane, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Cabot Corporation. "The dividend increase reflects our positive long-term view on our underlying business fundamentals and the Board's confidence in our ability to generate strong cash flows to fund high-growth investments and return cash to shareholders." On an annualized basis, the new dividend rate is $1.72 per share versus $1.60 per share, previously. Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Calumet Specialty Product Partners LP (CLMT) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $16.38, changing hands as high as $16.77 per share. Calumet Specialty Product Partners LP shares are currently trading up about 3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CLMT shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Delek US Holdings Inc (DK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $27.46, changing hands as high as $28.47 per share. Delek US Holdings Inc shares are currently trading up about 3.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DK shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

On 5/9/24, Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG), American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP), and Cencora Inc (COR) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Essential Utilities Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.3071 on 6/1/24, American Electric Power Co Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.88 on 6/10/24, and Cencora Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.51 on 5/24/24. Read More »

UGI Corp. (UGI) has been named as the ''Top Dividend Stock of the Dow Utilities'', according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among the components of the Dow Jones Utility Average, UGI shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent UGI share price of $24.35 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.2 and an annual dividend yield of 6.2% — by comparison, the average dividend paying stock in the Dow Utilities yields 3.5% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 3.0. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at UGI Corp., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

To become a "Dividend Aristocrat," a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. Companies with this kind of track record tend to attract a lot of investor attention — and furthermore, "tracking" funds that follow the Dividend Aristocrats Index must own them. With all of this demand for shares, dividend growth stocks can sometimes become "fully priced," where there isn't much upside to analyst targets. Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of SilverBow Resources Inc (SBOW) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $32.69, changing hands as high as $33.62 per share. SilverBow Resources Inc shares are currently trading up about 8.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SBOW shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of Star Group LP (SGU) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $11.68, changing hands as high as $11.77 per share. Star Group LP shares are currently trading up about 2.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SGU shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of Brookfield Business Partners LP (BBU) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $18.48 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30. Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $29.52, changing hands as high as $29.88 per share. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP shares are currently trading up about 1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BIP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

Investors in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2025 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 256 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AQN options chain for the new January 2025 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Read More »

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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Coterra Energy is now the #116 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. Read More »

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In trading on Friday, shares of Tourmaline Oil Corp (TOU.CA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $64.83, changing hands as low as $64.66 per share. Tourmaline Oil Corp shares are currently trading off about 0.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TOU.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of TC Energy Corp (TRP.CA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $50.63, changing hands as high as $51.73 per share. TC Energy Corp shares are currently trading up about 2.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TRP.CA shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Bristow Group Inc (VTOL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $27.27, changing hands as high as $27.61 per share. Bristow Group Inc shares are currently trading up about 1.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VTOL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of TC Energy Corp (TRP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $37.37, changing hands as high as $37.94 per share. TC Energy Corp shares are currently trading up about 3.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TRP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQNU) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $22.60, changing hands as high as $22.81 per share. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp shares are currently trading up about 4.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AQNU shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (BEP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $24.38, changing hands as high as $24.68 per share. Brookfield Renewable Partners LP shares are currently trading up about 4.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BEP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

Canadian Natural Resources announces that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of $1.05 per common share on a pre-stock split basis or $0.525 per common share after giving effect to the two for one stock split of the common shares, subject to approval at the Company's Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on May 2, 2024. The dividend will be payable on July 5, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 17, 2024. As previously announced on February 29, 2024, the Board of Directors increased the quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.05 per common share. Read More »

The First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 144,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 25,000. Shares of MARB were up about 0.2% on the day. Read More »

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Parker Hannifin (PH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share of common stock to shareholders of record as of May 10, 2024. The dividend is payable June 7, 2024. The dividend represents a 10% increase over the previous quarterly cash dividend of $1.48 per common share and will be the 296th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company. Read More »

Pfizer (PFE) declared a $0.42 second-quarter 2024 dividend on the company's common stock, payable June 14, 2024, to holders of the Common Stock of record at the close of business on May 10, 2024. Read More »

Canadian Pacific Kansas City declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share on the outstanding Common Shares. The dividend is payable on July 29, 2024, to holders of record at the close of business on June 28, 2024 Read More »

Franklin Electric announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share payable May 16, 2024, to shareholders of record on May 2, 2024. Read More »

The iShares North American Natural Resources ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 773,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 123,000. Shares of IGE were trading flat on the day. Read More »

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In early trading on Monday, shares of NVIDIA topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 3.2%. Year to date, NVIDIA registers a 58.8% gain. Read More »

Star Group, a home energy distributor and services provider, today announced that it has increased its quarterly distribution for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $0.1725 per common unit from $0.1625 per common unit. The distributiom will be payable on May 8, 2024 to shareowners of record at the close of business on April 29, 2024. Read More »

In trading on Friday, oil & gas refining & marketing shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.5%. Leading the group were shares of Vertex Energy, up about 18.8% and shares of Gevo up about 14.4% on the day. Read More »

In early trading on Friday, shares of American Express topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.4%. Year to date, American Express registers a 20.0% gain. Read More »

Humana announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend to stockholders of $0.885 per share payable on July 26, 2024 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2024. Read More »

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Johnson & Johnson today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 4.2% increase in the quarterly dividend, from $1.19 per share to $1.24 per share, marking the 62nd year of consecutive increases. At the new rate, the indicated dividend on an annual basis is $4.96 per share compared to the previous rate of $4.76 per share. The next quarterly dividend is payable on June 4, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2024. The ex-dividend date is May 20, 2024. Read More »