In a previous job I used FactSet to pull historical monthly pricing and quarterly fundamental data for a universe of over 100
regulated utility stocks (both current and past public firms).
On the other hand, many high quality REITs and / or MLPs also carry the opportunity for higher total returns by offering more growth potential than available from
a regulated utility stock.
Not exact matches
The recent price to earnings ratio is about 15 times making the
stock attractively valued compared to other
regulated utilities.
As
stocks go, most
regulated electric
utilities can't keep up with the overall market during a bull run... but that's not their job.
The recent price to earnings ratio is about 15 times making the
stock attractively valued compared to other
regulated utilities.
Yet although these defensive
stocks from industries like consumer staples and
regulated utilities have typically lagged during bull markets, both the iShares and PowerShares ETFs have produced strong performance during the current bull period.