5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Utilities Sector
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
Benzinga Insights has identified five value stocks in the utilities sector that may be worth watching: Hawaiian Electric Indus (NYSE:HE), Vistra (NYSE:VST), Enel Chile (NYSE:ENIC), Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC), and Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE). The selection is based on quantified analysis and is not meant to make final decisions.
October 11, 2023 | 2:38 pm
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Brookfield Renewable's Q2 EPS is $-0.1, down by 11.11% from Q1. Its dividend yield is 4.77%, up by 0.58% from the previous quarter.
The decrease in EPS could negatively impact the stock's price in the short term, despite the increase in dividend yield.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Enel Chile's Q2 EPS is $0.1, down from $0.13 in Q1. Its dividend yield is 64.82%, down by 1.55% from last quarter.
The decrease in EPS and dividend yield could negatively impact the stock's price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Genie Energy's Q2 EPS is $0.45, down from $0.54 in Q1. Its dividend yield is 2.19%, up by 0.23% from last quarter.
The decrease in EPS could negatively impact the stock's price in the short term, despite the increase in dividend yield.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Vistra's Q2 EPS decreased to $1.17 from $1.71 in Q1. Its dividend yield is 2.95%, down by 0.58% from the previous quarter.
The decrease in EPS and dividend yield could negatively impact the stock's price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Hawaiian Electric Indus's Q2 EPS is $0.5, unchanged from Q1. Its dividend yield is 3.75%, up by 0.01% from last quarter.
The company's EPS is stable and its dividend yield has slightly increased, which could be seen as a positive sign by investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 50
RELEVANCE 100