Sentences with phrase «like utility stocks»

For me, I like to invest in companies with a solid plan to profitability, that even a monkey could run, like utility stocks.

I wish I wouldn't have set that goal, I just don't like the utility stocks.

Not exact matches

«If... investors start to value Citigroup like it's an electric utility, it should trade at a much higher stock price,» Nygren says.

Icahn's statement about Souki's termination also refers negatively to his stock sales and makes it plain that he thinks an entrepreneur like Souki had no business running Cheniere, which is poised to become a real energy utility.

Stocks are at record highs but the market leaders are mostly boring, bond alternatives, like telecoms and utilities.

For whatever reason, most investors aren't wired to think of common stocks like they do office buildings or high - quality furniture, which they understand has utility for more than one lifetime.

He would also use any rallies to lighten up on stocks that perform like bonds, such as utilities or telecoms.

Many utilities and even Coca Cola looks like a growth stock the last 10 years with 108 % increase.

Another statistic courtesy of Mike Goldstein is that utility stocks, a high - yield group I call the most bond - like of all stocks, today sell for almost the same P / E multiple as the S&P 500.

I haven't looked at it much recently, but if it is like a lot of the utility, REIT and other interest rate sensitive stocks here in the US, it must be coming into buy territory.

Ideally, when it comes to which sectors you're investing in, you'll have a nice mix of both defensive and cyclical stocks — meaning companies that should hold up well in all kinds of markets (like utilities) and others that can be expected to perform particularly well in certain economic environments (like hotels and restaurants, which benefit when the economy is booming).

... In terms of its peers, Consolidated Water generates a yield of 2.62 %, which is on the low - side for Water Utilities stocks.Next Steps: With this in mind, I definitely rank Consolidated Water as a strong dividend stock, and makes it worth further research for anyone who likes steady income generation from their portfolio.

While it's not always buttery - smooth, Sony's UI layer brings a lot to the table: people might not miss many of the fun aesthetic touches, but genuinely useful additions like the repositioned buttons, small apps, and the remote - control utility would all go away with a stock build.

A dividend stock that shows virtually no growth (think utilities) and returns close to 100 % of its cash flows to shareholders is more like a bond than a growth stock.

Knowing how stocks are priced historically relative to some metric like earnings or cash flows is far more instructive than knowing whether stocks are at an all time high or not (we've addressed the predictive utility of stock valuations in several posts, including here and here).

Water stocks are a safe bet much like utilities, and for that reason, they're no get rich quick play, especially at their current valuations.

Each dividend or bond interest payment that you receive is actual cash that you can use either to buy more stocks and bonds or to pay monthly expenses like housing, gas, groceries or utilities.

Buying utility stocks, for example, is like buying a long - term bond.

While these utility stock ETFs are not the highest yielding ETFs like Preferreds and other esoteric sectors yielding 6 - 8 %, they are much more steady performers less subject to shocks to the economy.

As much as I believe stocks are fairly - valued, perhaps overvalued in some defensive sectors like utilities, their inflation resilience is unmatched.

Since the start of the year, investors have been clamoring for more and more exposure to utility stocks via funds like SPDR Select Utilities (XLU).

In Canada, many of my investment friends (brokers, traders, etc.) just buy boring but steady dividend stocks like BCE, the big banks, pipelines, utilities, etc., and collect dividends and capital gains.

My self directed accounts are all invested in cash generating dividend stocks like REITS, MICs and utilities, so I don't sell shares, I just withdraw cash as required, like a paycheck.

I will definitely keep it in mind as I look at the longer term prospect of utility stocks like WEC.

And, If you liked this stock sector review, be sure to check out the utility sector review right here at Dividends Diversify.

Adam Galas: In my opinion, a great utility - like stock that retirees should consider owning, despite its lower 1.5 % yield, is Brookfield Asset Management.

Utilities usually don't go down as much as the stock market, but I don't like their heavy debt loads.

Utility stocks tanked hard starting in mid-November on worries about rising interest rates, which can be bad for supposed «bond proxies» like utes.

Are Utilities Like Bonds or Like Stocks?

Conversely, stable businesses like pharmaceuticals and high - dividend utilities stocks shed hardly any value, but never moved strongly as the economy improved — their sales were unaffected by slowdown or reversion.

Better you should buy stock in less flashy businesses like utilities, insurance, and energy stocks.

The idea you're going to make windfall profits from plodding utilities is ludicrous: a) Like bonds, these safe stocks are rapidly becoming dangerous investments due to yield compression, and b) any secular rise (let alone a step - change) in water costs will inevitably sqeeze them, not help them — governments will impede / forbid them to raise prices accordingly!

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.

The usual suspects in this environment might include tobacco stocks like Altria (MO), consumer staples like Proctor & Gamble (PG), utility stocks like Dominion Resources (D), and other historical steady payers.

Second, I like to utilize utility stocks when current and dependable income is my primary investment objective.

I haven't looked at it much recently, but if it is like a lot of the utility, REIT and other interest rate sensitive stocks here in the US, it must be coming into buy territory.

Like many utility stocks, D is currently on sale.

Stocks like Canadian Oil Sands are a relative bargain right now, so I'd maybe add those dividend stocks rather than adding to the relatively high value teleco's and utilStocks like Canadian Oil Sands are a relative bargain right now, so I'd maybe add those dividend stocks rather than adding to the relatively high value teleco's and utilstocks rather than adding to the relatively high value teleco's and utilities.

This means bond funds are falling as are safer yield - oriented stocks like telecom and utilities.

On the other hand, while rising rates benefit financial stocks, they have historically hindered interest - rate - sensitive sectors like utilities and REITs.

Stocks that tend to do well late in the business cycle are inflation - sensitive and defensive stocks like materials, energy, health care, utilities, consumer staples and telStocks that tend to do well late in the business cycle are inflation - sensitive and defensive stocks like materials, energy, health care, utilities, consumer staples and telstocks like materials, energy, health care, utilities, consumer staples and telecoms.

They tend to be in more stable sectors, like consumer staples and utilities, and dividend - paying stocks provide payouts that can help increase your down payment.

But if you look at the net worth of the MSR segment and RUE (rails / utilities) as just as equity - like as stocks (as opposed to cash / bond - like), then the picture looks different.

All of which provide some nice utility on top of the stock - like experience.

There are some basic utilities on top of the stock apps, like a to - do app, a flashlight, and a file manager; but nothing intrusive.

Pleased: The company has unique items (like utility - grade wood floor) authentically low prices, and everything is in stock — no special ordering needed.