Utilities

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) from $24 to $20 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) is up over 9% in today's pre-market trading due to Q2 earnings. The company reported an adjusted EPS of $5.49 beat EPS estimate of $4.87. Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) gained over 7% in the pre-market. CF Industries (NYSE: CF) gained over 4% during pre-market hours...

priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) rose 9.04% to $527.01 in the pre-market session. PCLN reported upbeat Q2 profit. CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) added 4.53% to $148.00 in the pre-market session. CF reported a strong rise in its Q2 profit. Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU)...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Hold rating on OGE Energy (NYSE: OGE). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $49. On Thursday, OGE lost 5.58% of its value to finish the day at $46.66.

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Hold rating on Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $40. On Thursday, LNT lost 5.38% of its value to finish the day at $37.12.

JP Morgan upgraded Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) from “neutral” to “overweight.” SCCO's shares closed at $30.74 yesterday. Southern Copper's PEG ratio is 0.52. Jefferies & Company upgraded SunTrust Banks Inc (NYSE: STI) from “hold” to “buy.” STI's shares closed at $21.84 yesterday....

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting employment data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 35 points to 11,336.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2.20 points to 1,196.50. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 7.50 points to 2,202.00. A Peek...

Deutsche Bank has lowered the price target on TECO Energy (NYSE: TE) from $17 to $16 and maintains its Sell rating.

Deutsche Bank has upgraded PG&E (NYSE: PCG) from Hold to Buy and has lowered the price target from $45 to $44.

Deutsche Bank has upgraded CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $19.50 to $20.

AES Corp (NYSE: AES) reported a 21% rise in its second-quarter net profit. AES reported its quarterly net profit at $174 million, or $0.22 per share, up from $144 million, or $0.18 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue climbed 16% to $4.54 billion. AES' adjusted earnings came...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting employment data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 46 points to 11,325.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 3.60 points to 1,195.10. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 7.00 points to 2,202.50. US stocks closed lower on...

Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE: WTW) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $470.16 million. Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE: PG) is projected to report its FQ4 earnings at 0.82 per share on revenue of $20.63 billion. The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Scana (NYSE: SCG). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $44. On Thursday, SCG lost 4.8% of its value to finish the day at $36.68.

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $27. On Thursday, NRG lost 6.34% of its value to finish the day at $22.16.