Northeast Utilities (NU)

NU (NYSE:Utilities)
$41.29
neg -1.27
-2.98%
Today's Range: 41.28 - 42.50 | NU Avg Daily Volume: 1,352,400
Last Update: 06/19/13 - 4:02 PM EDT
Volume: 1,129,478
YTD Performance: 8.90%
Open: $42.49
Previous Close: $42.56
52 Week Range: $36.68 - $45.66
Oustanding Shares: 314,621,345
Market Cap: 13,258,143,478
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for NU
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 7 7 7 6
Moderate Buy 1 1 0 0
Hold 3 4 4 4
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0
Mean Rec. 1.64 1.75 1.73 1.80
Latest Dividend: 0.37
Latest Dividend Yield: 3.49%
Dividend Ex-Date: 05/29/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 20.56
Price Earnings Comparisons:
NU Sector Avg. S&P 500
20.56 20.10 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
0.40% 9.95% 58.39%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 40.50 0.15 0.05
Net Income 33.10 0.59 0.16
EPS -14.90 -0.01 0.00
Earnings for NU:
EBITDA 1.86B
Revenue 6.27B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.48 $0.74 $2.55 $2.72
Number of Analysts 7 7 13 12
High Estimate $0.54 $0.78 $2.59 $2.77
Low Estimate $0.42 $0.67 $2.50 $2.66
Prior Year $0.45 $0.70 $2.28 $2.55
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 6.98% 5.51% 11.88% 6.47%
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NU was downgraded from Buy to Hold, Deutsche Bank said. Valuation call, based on a $40 price target. 

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