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| BUY | 14.320 | Brett Hryb | This, along with a lot of utilities in the US can be divided into regulated and unregulated. This is more into the regulated business where rates are guaranteed by the government. Yields a relatively strong. A defensive play. If your time horizon is relatively long and you are looking for a stable business this will allow you to sleep at nights. | 2009-03-31 | |
| Comment | 17.440 | Brian Acker, CA | Model price is $19.73, a 15% positive differential. There is more value elsewhere. | 2008-08-06 | |
| HOLD | 18.740 | John Stephenson | US utilities based in the Carolinas. The midstream and gas transmission business was just split off into Spectra Energy (SE-N). Has one of the best reputations in the industry in terms of management, asset quality and good geographic diversity. | 2007-01-05 | |
| BUY | 28.490 | John Stephenson | In utilities, this is the best one to own. Has the best management team. Has a diversity of supplies from coal, nuclear, the whole gamut. Should the market deregulate again, it has the ability to offer more market services. | 2006-01-25 | |
| DON'T BUY | 27.040 | David Baskin | There are two problems with this. You have the Canada/US exchange rate, but also the dividend tax credit will not apply. (If it's an RRSP, that's okay.) Would suggest TransCanada (TRP-T) or Enbridge (ENB-T) instead. These give the dividend tax credit without the exchange rate problem. Output is probably similar. | 2005-12-19 | |
| BUY | 29.990 | John Stephenson | Sees modest upside. The best bench mark name in the electric space in the US. Recently acquired Synergy which was a mid-western utility. Relatively clean balance sheet. Has an international area where it's growing. Nice diversity in fuel supplies. Dividend greater than 4%. | 2005-06-30 | |
| DON'T BUY | 22.480 | John Stephenson | Basically trading on the strength of its 4.8% dividend. Revenues are down. Doesn't see it going any place for some time. | 2004-09-27 | |
| BUY | 19.320 | Ross Healy | Fair market value is in the mid-$20's. Still working its way through the problems of a couple of years ago. Has a decent dividend yield. | 2004-05-20 | |
| BUY | 21.200 | Laura Wallace | The announcement today of them taking a $3 1/2 million write off is positive. Good dividend yield of about 5%. | 2004-01-07 | |
| HOLD | 19.820 | Ross Healy | Stock is cheap, has decent yield. May have to be patient. The values are with you. | 2003-12-19 | |
| BUY | 17.630 | Robert Lyon | A fairly steady producer and pays a pretty good dividend. Not a growth stock. | 2003-11-10 | |
| SELL | 18.010 | John Stephenson | Has pretty well topped out where it is. Fully valued. Dividend may be in danger of being cut. | 2003-10-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | 25.050 | David Baskin | Got caught in the Enron fiasco and became very unpopular. Terrific assets. Good generation and distribution. Nice dividend. Well run. Won’t have huge growth. Prefers a Cdn. Utility. | 2003-09-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | 25.210 | Matt Barasch | Not a fan for the short or long term.Quite a bit of leverage on the balance sheet.Pays a rich dividend relative to what it looks like its capable of. | 2003-08-22 | |
| BUY | 28.340 | Gavin Graham | Dividend is safe. Regulation assets look good. | 2003-06-18 | |
| DON'T BUY | 23.850 | Laura Wallace | Concerns about their leverage. | 2003-05-21 | |
| WEAK BUY | 24.300 | John Stephenson | Has had a nice run. Some upside. 6.5% dividend. | 2003-05-09 | |
| HOLD | 24.500 | Robert Lyon | Eventually should make money. | 2003-05-05 | |
| DON'T BUY | 25.900 | Brian Acker, CA | Likes the utilities group, but worried about hidden problems. Prefers the UTH (basket of utility stocks). | 2003-04-30 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 20.910 | David Burrows | Energy companies blew a lot of money. Duke had to sell some good assets. | 2003-04-01 | |
| DON'T BUY | 22.200 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | Industry is weak. Credit downgrade. | 2003-03-17 | |
| BUY | 20.300 | David Baskin | Very solid utility. Strong assets. | 2003-03-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | 26.150 | Glenn MacNeill, P.Eng. | In a tough industry and may have a rough ride in the future. | 2003-02-05 | |
| WEAK BUY | 26.510 | Brian Dawson | A very low price. | 2003-01-31 | |
| BUY | 30.750 | Peter Brieger | 5.7% yield. Good price. | 2002-12-30 | |
| WEAK BUY | 30.750 | John Stephenson | Should have about a 10% growth going forward. | 2002-12-30 | |
| DON'T BUY | 30.750 | Brian Acker, CA | Lowered its earnings estimates. | 2002-12-27 | |
| BUY | 30.500 | Gavin Graham | Going back to their basics. Has some growth. Dividends. | 2002-12-16 | |
| HOLD | 30.210 | Gavin Graham | A quality utility company. Their energy earnings will be flat next year. Has a decent yield. | 2002-10-18 | |
| DON'T BUY | 29.540 | Brad Willock | Big dividend yields, but could be cut. Credit problems. | 2002-10-07 | |
| HOLD | 39.430 | John Stephenson | No long term visibility. | 2002-09-06 | |
| BUY | 43.330 | Peter Brieger | Was oversold. | 2002-08-14 | |
| DON'T BUY | 40.720 | Brendan Caldwell | Prefers Trans Canada pipe. | 2002-08-02 | |
| BUY | 29.590 | Robert Lyon | Buy a basket of 5 of these US power producers, such as Teco, Duke and El Paso so if some drop the others will take up the slack. | 2002-07-23 | |
| BUY | 32.150 | Eric Bushell | A good value. 4.5/5 dividend. Good balance sheet. | 2002-07-18 | |
| DON'T BUY | 37.690 | Joe Connolly | At a tough period. Sentiment has to change. | 2002-07-12 | |
| WAIT | 45.600 | Brian Acker, CA | Likes utilities. Wait to see what happens to the California situation. | 2002-07-04 | |
| BUY | 45.740 | David Baskin | Tarred with the Enron brush. Has good assets. Very cheap. Dividends. | 2002-07-03 | |
| BUY | 53.350 | Peter Brieger | A good long term hold. | 2002-05-24 |
