Utilities

Jefferies made a number of rating and price target changes in a research report published today. AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) had its rating upgraded from Underperform to Hold. On Wednesday, AZN lost 0.34% of its value to finish the day at $47. Its shares continued to slide in today's pre-market...

ISI Group has upgraded NStar (NYSE: NST) from Sell to Hold and maintains its $44 price target.

Goldman Sachs has raised the price target on El Paso Electric Company (NYSE: EE) from $36 to $37 and maintains its Buy rating.

NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) reported a rise in its second-quarter profit. NRG reported its quarterly profit at $621 million, or $2.53 per share, up from $211 million, or $0.81 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue climbed to $2.28 billion from $2.13 billion. Analysts were expecting...

Goldman Sachs has published a report on ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) changing the estimates and rating the energy company a favored Neutral. In the report, Goldman Sachs wrote, "Our longer-term view continues to be positive, as its largely NGL-themed projects focus on rising demand for Bakken, Rocky Mountain...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $43.50. On Wednesday, CEG added 0.95% to its value to finish the day at $38.21.

Deutsche Bank has lowered the price target on Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) from $35.50 to $35 and maintains its Hold rating.

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced that Chief Financial Officer, Christian S. Schade, is leaving the Company in early September to return to the healthcare industry as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Citi reiterated its Hold rating on Dominion Resources (NYSE: D). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $50. On Wednesday, D added 1.16% to its value to finish the day at $48.66.

Goldman Sachs has raised the price target on ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) from $38 to $40 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Below are the top mid-cap electric utilities stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) had $3.72 billion in total cash and $19.77 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. GenOn Energy Inc (NYSE: GEN) had $2.92 billion in total cash and $4.95 billion...

Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: ANR) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $1.47 billion. Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $13.15 billion. CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $1.29 on revenue of...

Point Roberts, WA - August 3, 2011 (Investorideas.com Energy Newswire) - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leader in sector research including oil and gas stocks, releases a trading alert for Oil and Gas stocks Aug 2nd. American Petro-Hunter Inc. (OTC: AAPH) ended the day flat at $0.50. The stock has...

Shares of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) are lower on the session by 1.82%, trading at $23.26. Overall call volume is now running at 9.31x the daily average, with 91% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,694 contracts have traded on the session so far. NRG Energy, Inc. is a wholesale...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today approved the merger of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG). The companies submitted their joint application to the PUCT on May 17. Exelon and Constellation both own electric generation facilities that offer...