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With many investors looking for income as well as capital gains, we now publish the top ten yielding stocks in certain industries each week. This week we look at Gas Utilities (see below for other industries). These stocks have been selected from a screening program. They are not recommendations to buy or sell. If you have an interest in any of them, please investigate them completely before taking any action.
Updated 02/17/10 INDUSTRY: Gas Utilities Company | Symbol | Div/Yield | EPS | | AmeriGas Partners LP * | APU | 6.87% | $3.12 | | El Paso Pipeline Partners* | EPB | 5.93% | $1.53 | | Laclede Group * | LG | 5.03% | $2.53 | | AGL Resources | AGL | 4.99% | $2.93 | | Atmos Energy Corp. | ATO | 4.97% | $2.25 | | Nicor Inc. | GAS | 4.77% | $2.82 | | WGL Holding Inc. | WGL | 4.63% | $2.25 | | National Grid | NGG | 4.56% | $3.87 | | Delta Natural Gas Co. | DGAS | 4.47% | $1.53 | | TransCanada Corp. | TRP | 4.44% | $1.93 | |
| * Comments:
APU: a retail propane distributor in the United States based on the volume of propane gallons distributed annually. As of September 30, 2009, the Company served approximately 1.3 million residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and motor fuel customers in 50 states from approximately 1,200 propane distribution locations. EPB: owns and operates natural gas transportation pipelines, storage and other midstream assets. The Company conducts its business activities through various natural gas pipeline systems and storage facilities, including the Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd., (WIC) system, a 40% general partner interest in Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG) and a 25% general partner interest in Southern Natural Gas Company (SNG). WIC is an interstate pipeline transportation business primarily located in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. CIG is an interstate pipeline transportation business that extends from production areas in the United States Rocky Mountain region to interconnection points on pipelines transporting gas to the Midwest and to market areas in the Front Range of Colorado and Wyoming. SNG is an interstate pipeline transportation business that extends from production fields in the southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico to market areas across the Southeast. LG: a public utility holding company. The Company provides natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations, while engaging in non-regulated activities. The Company operates in three segments: Regulated Gas Distribution, Non-Regulated Gas Marketing and Other. The Regulated Gas Distribution segment consists of the regulated operations of Laclede Gas Company (Laclede Gas or the Utility) and is the core business segment of Laclede Group. The Non-Regulated Gas Marketing segment includes the results of Laclede Energy Resources, Inc. (LER), a subsidiary engaged in the non-regulated marketing of natural gas and related activities. |
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DISCLAIMER: Dividend yields will differ from these tables due to pricing considerations. The table is generated from data that is not as of the close last Friday. Therefore, when you investigate one of these stocks, expect to see a lower or higher yield. Also, not all stocks are included in this list. There may be more in this industry that have a higher yield but due to the methodology of the screening program, they are not listed.
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