23 High Momentum Utility Stocks

Screen Criteria:

All of these Utility stocks have seen strong gains during recent weeks. For all these companies, the 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is trading above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA200).

Ranking of This List:

Contextuall.com tracks the performance of a wide variety of company characteristics. Based on performance data over the last month, this list below is currently ranked 52 out of 232 lists. In other words, the company characteristics described below have outperformed 77.59% of lists in Contextuall’s coverage universe.

Average Weekly Returns:

Average 1-Week Return of All Stocks Mentioned Below: 0.99%

Average 1-Month Return of All Stocks Mentioned Below: 5.38%

Analysis of List Alpha:

Number of Stocks in This List Generating Excess Return vs. SP500 (Beta Adjusted Over Last Week): 13 out of 23 (56.52%)

Number of Stocks in This List Generating Excess Return vs. SP500 (Beta Adjusted Over Last Month): 15 out of 23 (65.22%)

(List sorted by monthly performance, from best to worst)

1. NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG): Operates as a wholesale power generation company. 50-day SMA at 21.63 vs. 200-day SMA at 18.64 (current price at 23.45).

2. Sempra Energy (SRE): Engages in the development of energy infrastructure, operation of utilities, and provision of energy-related products and services worldwide. 50-day SMA at 67.92 vs. 200-day SMA at 65.21 (current price at 72.74).

3. CMS Energy Corp. (CMS): Operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. 50-day SMA at 23.79 vs. 200-day SMA at 22.87 (current price at 24.53).

4. Questar Corporation (STR): Operates as an integrated natural gas holding company. 50-day SMA at 19.71 vs. 200-day SMA at 19.62 (current price at 19.85).

5. Calpine Corp. (CPN): Calpine Corporation, an independent wholesale power generation company, owns and operates natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America. 50-day SMA at 17.53 vs. 200-day SMA at 17.28 (current price at 17.93).

6. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE): Engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy in the United States and Canada. 50-day SMA at 68.68 vs. 200-day SMA at 65.70 (current price at 70.52).

7. NV Energy, Inc. (NVE): Distributes electric energy in Nevada. 50-day SMA at 18.22 vs. 200-day SMA at 17.15 (current price at 18.46).

8. Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM): Engages in the transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. 50-day SMA at 19.23 vs. 200-day SMA at 18.71 (current price at 19.81).

9. Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEP): Engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Korea. 50-day SMA at 12.45 vs. 200-day SMA at 10.97 (current price at 13.23).

10. American Electric Power Co., Inc. (AEP): Engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power to retail customers. 50-day SMA at 42.91 vs. 200-day SMA at 40.31 (current price at 43.53).

11. PPL Corporation (PPL): Generates and sells electricity; and delivers natural gas to approximately 5.3 million utility customers primarily in the northeastern and northwestern US. 50-day SMA at 28.72 vs. 200-day SMA at 27.72 (current price at 29.27).

12. Westar Energy, Inc. (WR): Engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. 50-day SMA at 28.62 vs. 200-day SMA at 28.33 (current price at 28.73).

13. Northeast Utilities (NU): Provides electric and natural gas energy delivery services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and western Massachusetts. 50-day SMA at 38.55 vs. 200-day SMA at 37.25 (current price at 39.27).

14. DTE Energy Co. (DTE): Operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in Michigan. 50-day SMA at 60.42 vs. 200-day SMA at 57.75 (current price at 61.21).

15. NiSource Inc. (NI): Provides natural gas, electricity, and other products and services. 50-day SMA at 24.63 vs. 200-day SMA at 24.38 (current price at 24.42).

16. Wisconsin Energy Corp. (WEC): Engages in the generation, distribution, and sale of electric energy and steam. 50-day SMA at 37.33 vs. 200-day SMA at 37.06 (current price at 37.67).

17. American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK): Provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial, public, and other customers in the United States and Canada. 50-day SMA at 36.98 vs. 200-day SMA at 35.22 (current price at 38.02).

18. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP): Operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. 50-day SMA at 20.40 vs. 200-day SMA at 19.96 (current price at 19.84).

19. Edison International (EIX): Engages in the supply of electric energy in central, coastal, and southern California. 50-day SMA at 45.60 vs. 200-day SMA at 44.33 (current price at 44.99).

20. Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP): Engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. 50-day SMA at 21.09 vs. 200-day SMA at 20.62 (current price at 20.47).

21. Entergy Corporation (ETR): Operates as an integrated energy company in the United States. 50-day SMA at 66.35 vs. 200-day SMA at 66.06 (current price at 64.35).

22. ONEOK Inc. (OKE): Operates as a natural gas distributor primarily in the United States. 50-day SMA at 45.89 vs. 200-day SMA at 43.33 (current price at 43.72).

23. EQT Corporation (EQT): Operates as an integrated energy company in the United States. 50-day SMA at 59.82 vs. 200-day SMA at 53.47 (current price at 57.28).

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