ONE Gas, Inc. (OGS) 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, OGS shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at ONE Gas, Inc., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So in this series we look at the largest insider buys by the ''top brass'' over the trailing six month period, one of which was a total of $924K by Rob L. Johnson, President-WBI Holdings at MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU). Read More »

In trading on Monday, shares of Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $7.34, changing hands as low as $7.15 per share. Korea Electric Power Corp shares are currently trading off about 5.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of KEP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

New Jersey Resources Corp (NJR) 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, NJR shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at New Jersey Resources Corp, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points. Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Flex LNG Ltd (FLNG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $28.86, changing hands as high as $28.99 per share. Flex LNG Ltd shares are currently trading up about 3.6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of FLNG shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Vital Energy, Inc (VTLE) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $50.20, changing hands as low as $49.80 per share. Vital Energy, Inc shares are currently trading off about 2.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VTLE shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of PBF Energy Inc (PBF) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $49.13, changing hands as low as $49.12 per share. PBF Energy Inc shares are currently trading down about 1.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PBF shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Friday, shares of Sunoco LP (SUN) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $54.10, changing hands as low as $53.91 per share. Sunoco LP shares are currently trading off about 1.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SUN shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of York Water Co (YORW) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $37.55, changing hands as high as $38.34 per share. York Water Co shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of YORW shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Sitio Royalties Corp (STR) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $23.70, changing hands as high as $24.29 per share. Sitio Royalties Corp shares are currently trading up about 3.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of STR shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Corp (BIPC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $34.74, changing hands as high as $35.04 per share. Brookfield Infrastructure Corp shares are currently trading up about 1.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BIPC shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Noble Corporation plc (NE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $47.52, changing hands as high as $47.91 per share. Noble Corporation plc shares are currently trading up about 2.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of NE shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Kenon Holdings Ltd (KEN) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $23.43, changing hands as high as $23.53 per share. Kenon Holdings Ltd shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of KEN shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

In trading on Thursday, shares of Ultrapar Participacoes SA (UGP) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $4.86, changing hands as low as $4.74 per share. Ultrapar Participacoes SA shares are currently trading off about 9.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of UGP shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Crescent Point Energy (CPG) confirms that the dividend to be paid on June 15, 2016, in respect of May 2016 production, for shareholders of record on May 31, 2016, will be CDN$0.03 per share. Read More »

American International Group (AIG) declared a 14 percent increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.32 per share on AIG Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share. The dividend is payable on March 28, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2016. Read More »

Honeywell (HON) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.5175 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on September 10, 2015 to shareowners of record at the close of business on August 20, 2015. Read More »

Williams (WMB) has approved a regular dividend of $0.59 on the company's common stock, payable June 29 to holders of record at the close of business June 12. The new amount is an increase of $0.165, or 39 percent, from the second-quarter 2014 dividend and an increase of $0.01, or 1.7 percent, from the previous quarter. Read More »

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, EMC (EMC) is now the #86 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. Read More »

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. Read More »

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, EMC (EMC) is now the #62 analyst pick, moving up by 2 spots. Read More »

New York REIT (NYRT) intends to continue payment of monthly distributions at an annualized rate of $0.46 per share or $0.115 per share on a quarterly basis. Distributions will be paid on a monthly basis to stockholders of record at the close of business on the 8th day of each month, payable on the 15th day of such month, in each case, unless such date is a non-business day. Read More »

Edison International (EIX) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.4175 per share, payable on January 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2014. This action increases the annual dividend rate by 17.6 percent, from $1.42 per share to $1.67 per share. Read More »

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, EMC Corp. (EMC) is now the #51 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. Read More »

Union Pacific (UNP) voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company's common shares by 10 percent to 50 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable October 1, 2014, to shareholders of record August 29, 2014. Read More »

In early trading on Monday, shares of EMC (EMC) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 4.3%. Year to date, EMC registers a 11.9% gain. Read More »

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, EMC (EMC) is now the #41 analyst pick, moving up by 7 spots. Read More »

The Guggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF (RYJ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 203,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 36,000. Shares of RYJ were down about 1.6% on the day. Read More »

Hasbro's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents an increase of $0.03 per share, or 8%, from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share. The dividend will be payable on May 15, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2014. Read More »

This morning, Jefferies reduced its price target on shares of Energizer (ENR) to $95 as the stock lacks a near-term catalyst to push it higher from here. In the report, Jefferies maintained its hold rating. Shares of Energizer were lower by 1.9% following the report. Read More »