5 Value Stocks 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: Enel Chile (ENIC), Pampa Energia (PAM), Genie Energy (GNE), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Hawaiian Electric Indus (HE). The selection is based on the price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple, a common indicator of undervalued stocks. The companies' recent earnings per share and dividend yields were also reported.
October 18, 2023 | 2:38 pm
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Brookfield Renewable's Q2 EPS is $-0.1, down 11.11% from Q1. The company's dividend yield is 4.77%, up 0.58% from last quarter.
The decrease in EPS might negatively impact the stock, but the increase in dividend yield could attract investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Enel Chile's recent EPS is $0.1 and dividend yield is 64.82%, which has decreased by 1.55% from last quarter.
The decrease in dividend yield might negatively impact the stock, but the company's low P/E suggests it's undervalued, which could attract investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Genie Energy's EPS has decreased from $0.54 in Q1 to $0.45 now. The company's dividend yield is 2.19%, up 0.23% from last quarter.
The decrease in EPS might negatively impact the stock, but the increase in dividend yield could attract investors.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Hawaiian Electric Indus's Q2 EPS is $0.5, unchanged from last quarter. The company's dividend yield is 3.75%, up 0.01% from last quarter.
The unchanged EPS and slight increase in dividend yield might have a neutral impact on the stock.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
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Pampa Energia's Q2 EPS is $3.01, up 17.58% from Q1. The company's dividend yield is 2.19%, up 0.23% from last quarter.
The increase in both EPS and dividend yield is likely to have a positive impact on the stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 100