10 Leading Global Utility Stocks

The Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index represents 30 leading companies in the global utilities sector. These stocks are selected based on “rankings by float-adjusted market capitalization, revenue and net profit.”

Generally considered as defensive plays, utility stocks offer consistent yields and stable long-term growth. However this year the sector is under-performing other sectors. For example, the S&P 500 is up 10.13% for the year as of September 2nd. The IT components in the index are up a cool 35.88% year-to-date (YTD). But the utility components are the second worst performers with a loss of 1.94% YTD.

Mirroring this index is the performance of The Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 Index which contains utilities from many countries. This index is down 0.05% as of August 31, 2009. Last year during the brutal market correction, the index fell 32%. The current dividend yield of this is 3.81%.

The Top 10 Components from the DJ Utilities Titans 30 Index and their current yields are listed below:

Company: E.ON AG (EONGY.PK)
Country: Germany
Dividend Yield: 4.93%%

Company: GDF Suez S.A. (GDFZY.PK)
Country: France
Dividend Yield: 2.01%

Company: RWE AG (RWEOY.PK)
Country: Germany
Dividend Yield: 6.59%

Company: Enel S.p.A.(E)
Country: Italy
Dividend Yield: 14.26%

Company: Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. (TKECF.PK)
Country: Japan
Dividend Yield: No regular dividends paid

Company: Exelon Corp. (EXC)
Country: USA
Dividend Yield: 4.32%

Company: Iberdrola S.A. (IBDRY.PK)
Country: Spain
Dividend Yield: 5.76%

Company: Southern Co. (SO)
Country: USA
Dividend Yield: 5.63%

Company: National Grid PLC (NGG)
Country: Uk
Dividend Yield: 7.30%

Company: FPL Group Inc. (FPL)
Country: USA
Dividend Yield: 3.41%

Global Utility ETFs and a Related Article:
SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU)
S&P Global Utilities Sector Index Fund (JXI)
European Utilities Vs. US Utilities

Comments

[B12B:]

Enel SpA (E) seems to have a yield of 5.98%/$1.42 per share vs the stated 14.26% ???? Maybe this table as compiled just before the latest declaration?

Sep 05 09:49 AM

[YoYoMama:]

They are a 2x year payor. Author is declaring yearly dividend rate, while SA and others are giving the latest declaration.


On Sep 05 09:49 AM B12B wrote:

> Enel SpA (seekingalpha.com/symbol/e) seems to have a yield
> of 5.98%/$1.42 per share vs the stated 14.26% ???? Maybe this table
> as compiled just before the latest declaration?

Sep 05 10:02 AM

[realold:]

I don't think that you are correct about this. And, don't forget that all of these foreign dividends have 15% tax kept back for U.S. investors.

On Sep 05 10:02 AM YoYoMama wrote:

> They are a 2x year payor. Author is declaring yearly dividend rate,
> while SA and others are giving the latest declaration.

Sep 05 06:31 PM

[YoYoMama:]

I looked on Enel Spa's site before I posted - did you?

See link: www.enel.it/azienda/en.../

They are paying dividends twice a year. Does that not make them a 2x dividend payer?


On Sep 05 06:31 PM realold wrote:

>
> I don't think that you are correct about this. And, don't forget
> that all of these foreign dividends have 15% tax kept back for U.S.
> investors.
>
> On Sep 05 10:02 AM YoYoMama wrote:

Sep 05 11:22 PM

[The-Stock-M...:]

I've heard that utilities are one of the best plays in a recession, as folks can't do without it. Utility stocks have also benefited due to lower energy acquisition costs, hence they should do even better during this recession, I think.

Sep 06 02:45 AM

[Walt17:]

Foreign tax paid is a tax credit when filing taxes, so that is a non issue for tax purposes. The only way it matters is if you are concerned about which government gets your tax dollars.


On Sep 05 06:31 PM realold wrote:

>
>.... And, don't forget that all of these foreign dividends have 15% >tax kept back for U.S. investors.
>

Sep 06 08:42 AM

[kstock:]

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Sep 22 10:37 AM