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Big Oil In The Earnings Spotlight
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 9:00am | 724Three petroleum giants are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Consensus forecasts indicate that analysts' expectations for all three are low. Net losses are predicted for many others in the oil patch as well. Among the many earnings reports due this week, highlights will...
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Here Are Two Ways To Play MLPs In A Challenging Environment
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 1:49pm | 399In the wake of Wednesday's oil sell off, analysts at UBS and Jefferies reexamined MLPs. As Jefferies argued, the market is concerned that these firms will be able to cover their dividend at a time when crude and natural gas prices are depressed. That has many MLPs down at least 30 percent –...
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Markets Debut Week On Negative Note; S&P 500 Falls Through Key Level
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 4:57pm | 1971U.S. markets began the week on a negative note after markets sold off in the final two hours of trading on no major news catalyst. The S&P 500 fell through its 200-day moving average of 1,905, a key technical level for fundamental investors and traders. The last time the index broke its 200...
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Williams Companies And Other MLPs Favored by Credit Suisse
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 12:52pm | 827A new report from Credit Suisse not only recommends buying shares, but also increased the firm's price targets on some master limited partnerships in the wake of their recent strong earnings reports. Below we take a glance at how Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP), Targa Resources (NYSE:...
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Williams Companies and Other Energy Stocks Worth a Look Now
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 1:13pm | 892The National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships (NAPTP) is holding its investor conference this week. And there is more to cheer about this year, now that master limited partnerships (MLPs) are up 22.6 percent so far this year. MLPs underperformed the broader markets last year. Among the...
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Top Dividend Stocks of 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 3:07pm | 918Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing stocks of the past year that also had dividend yields of 2% or more. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA) shares ended the year almost 65% higher, despite a recent pullback from the 52-week high. The company recently completed the...
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Best Utilities Stocks of 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 1:17pm | 887Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing utilities stocks of the past year. Atlas Energy (NYSE: ATLS) is up more than 65% year to date, as well as up almost 90% from the 52-low in October. The Pennsylvania-based natural gas processor announced in October the formation of an MLP focused...
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Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight on Targa Resources
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 7:43am | 46Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating on Targa Resources (NYSE: TRGP). At the moment, Morgan Stanley has a price target of $39 placed on the company's stock. On Monday, Targa added 0.29% to its value to close the day at $31.58.
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UPDATE: Deutsche Bank Initiates Targa Resources at Buy
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 7:34am | 129Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Targa Resources (NYSE: TRGP), initiating TRGP at Buy. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Targa Resources is a growth oriented C-Corp with leverage to three key energy mega-themes: the rise of the MLP; the calorific price premium of oil over...
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Deutsche Bank Initiates Targa Resources At Buy, $38 PT
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 6:29am | 25Deutsche Bank has initiated coverage on Targa Resources (NYSE: TRGP) with a Buy rating and $38 price target.