5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Utilities Sector
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
The article identifies five value stocks in the utilities sector, namely Hawaiian Electric Indus (HE), Genie Energy (GNE), Vistra (VST), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Pampa Energia (PAM). These stocks are considered undervalued based on their low price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples. The article also provides recent earnings per share and dividend yield data for each company.
August 30, 2023 | 2:38 pm
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POSITIVE IMPACT
Pampa Energia's earnings per share increased to $3.01 in Q2 from $2.56 in Q1.
The increase in earnings per share may positively impact the stock price.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 50
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Hawaiian Electric Indus's Q2 EPS is $0.5, unchanged from Q1. The company's dividend yield has increased slightly to 3.75%.
The company's stable earnings and slightly increased dividend yield may attract investors, but the overall impact on the stock price is uncertain.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 50
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Brookfield Renewable's earnings per share decreased to -$0.1 in Q2 from -$0.09 in Q1. The company's dividend yield has increased to 4.77%.
The decrease in earnings per share may negatively impact the stock price, despite the increase in dividend yield.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 50
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Genie Energy's earnings per share decreased to $0.45 in Q2 from $0.54 in Q1. The company's dividend yield has increased to 2.19%.
The decrease in earnings per share may negatively impact the stock price, despite the increase in dividend yield.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 50
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Vistra's earnings per share decreased to $1.17 in Q2 from $1.71 in Q1. The company's dividend yield has decreased to 2.95%.
The decrease in both earnings per share and dividend yield may negatively impact the stock price.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 50
RELEVANCE 100