Bernstein analyst Hugh Wynne published a report Friday highlighting regulated utilities companies which have frozen or cut their dividends have strongly underperformed the sector.
Wynne sees the following companies as least likely to sustain their dividends:
- UNS Energy UNS;
- Avista AVA;
- Black Hills BKH;
- PNM Resources PNM;
- UIL Holdings UIL;
- Pepco holdings POM;
- Great Plains Energy GXP, and
- Consolidated Edison ED.
On the other side the spectrum, Wynne noted a list of companies he believes would be most likely to sustain dividends:
- CMS Energy CMS;
- Edison International EIX;
- Wisconsin Energy WEC;
- OGE Energy OGE;
- El Paso Electric EE and,
- Integrys Energy Group TEG.
Wynne believes Edison and El Paso shares are undervalued while Pepco is overvalued.
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