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SCANA Reports Q4 Earnings of $0.74
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:39am | 70SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2010, SCANA reported basic earnings of $376 million or $2.99 per share, compared to $348 million, or $2.85 per share, in 2009. SCANA's reported earnings in...
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UPDATE: Wunderlich Securities Color On LNT 4Q
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:25am | 128Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) reported 4Q operating EPS of $0.55 versus $0.55 a year ago, Wunderlich Securities writes, noting that its own estimate was $0.58. “Operating earnings for 2010 were $2.75 versus our estimate of $2.78. The 4Q results had slightly higher costs than we anticipated...
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NorthWestern Reports Q4 EPS of $0.63
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:15am | 55NorthWestern Corp (NYSE: NWE) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.63, versus the consensus of $0.66. NWE reports its Q4 revenue at $291.7 million, versus the consensus of $311.30 million. NWE shares gained 0.12% to $27.55 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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NorthWestern Reports 2010 Financial Results
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:13am | 59NorthWestern Corporation (NYSE: NWE) reported financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010. Net income improved $4 million to $77.4 million, or $2.14 per fully diluted share, for 2010 In addition, the Company's Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of 36 cents per share, payable...
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Wunderlich Raises PT On Alliant Energy To $39
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:07am | 28Wunderlich Securities has raised the price target on Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) from $36 to $39 and maintains its Hold rating.
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BofA/Merrill Upgrades SO To Buy
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 7:50am | 50Analysts at BofA/Merrill upgrade Southern Company (NYSE: SO) from “neutral” to “buy.” The target price for SO has been raised from $39 to $41. SO shares fell 0.59% to close at $37.37 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Earnings Scheduled For February 11 (CCE, BPL, SCG, CCJ, CHG, PPC)
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 4:55am | 159Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $1.77 billion. Buckeye Partners LP (NYSE: BPL) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.95 on revenue of $696.37 million. Scana Corp (NYSE: SCG) is estimated to report its Q4 EPS at $0.73 on...
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Stocks To Watch For February 11 (KFT, SCG, EXPE, CCE, WYNN)
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 4:50am | 293Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) reported its Q4 net income at $540 million, or $0.31 per share, compared with $710 million, or $0.48 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's net revenue surged 30% y/y to $13.8 billion. KFT shares fell 1...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of February
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 11:27pm | 723Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Its Hold Rating On DTE Following Earnings Release
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 10:56am | 173DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) reported 4Q10 earnings largely in line with expectations and kept its long-term 5%-6% growth target intact. Deutsche Bank continues to expect DTE to earn its authorized 11% ROEs at the Michigan utilities through a combination of cost cutting and regular rate cases, which...
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Wells Fargo Raises ATO Valuation Range To $33-35 From $32-34
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 10:54am | 31Wells Fargo is raising its valuation range on Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) from $32-34 to $33-35. Atmos Energy Corporation currently trades at $33.67.
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Alliant Energy Reports Q4 EPS of $0.43
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 7:11am | 55Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.43, versus the consensus of $0.55. LNT reports its Q4 revenue at $832.6 million, versus the consensus of $961.22 million. LNT shares gained 0.53% to close at $38.10 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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FirstEnergy Signs MOU for Sale of Fremont Energy Center
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 4:53pm | 176FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced today that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of its Fremont Energy Center in Fremont, Ohio, to American Municipal Power, Inc.. The MOU provides, among other things, for the parties to engage in exclusive negotiations...
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Earnings Preview: Cisco (CSCO)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 4:07pm | 256Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings tonight after the bell. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings of 35 cents per share, down from 40 cents per share from last year. Revenue is expected to rise to $10.24 billion for this quarter, up from $9.82 billion last year. At...
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Atmos Energy Announces Retirements of Cardin and Nichol from its Board
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 3:25pm | 42Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) announced today that Richard W. Cardin and Phillip E. Nichol have retired from the company's board of directors, effective after the company's annual meeting of shareholders held on February 9.