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FPL Group is Among the Companies in the Electric Utilities Industry With the Highest Forward Earnings Yield (FPL, EXC, ETR, PPL, IDA)
[February 08, 2013]

FPL Group is Among the Companies in the Electric Utilities Industry With the Highest Forward Earnings Yield (FPL, EXC, ETR, PPL, IDA)


Feb 08, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Electric Utilities industry with the highest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.FPL Group ranks highest with a forward earnings yield of 9.7%. Exelon is next with a forward earnings yield of 9.1%. Entergy ranks third highest with a forward earnings yield of 8.8%.



PPL follows with a forward earnings yield of 7.8%, and IDACORP rounds out the top five with a forward earnings yield of 7.2%.

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