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National Grid: A European Safe Haven With a History of Increasing Dividends
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National Grid: Utility Stock at Great Value With Big Dividend
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National Grid: Ready to Go Long?
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National Grid Plans $1.7B for Electric Transmissions in New York, New England
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Company Description

National Grid plc was incorporated on 11 July 2000. The Company is registered in England and Wales, with its registered office at 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5EH (telephone +44 20 7004 3000). The Company’s agent in the United States is National Grid USA, Attn: General Counsel, 40 Sylvan Road,... More

Sector: Utilities

Industry: Gas Utilities

Country: United Kingdom

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Monday, April 8, 5:47 PM Four companies which have invested heavily in gas-fired generation - Calpine (CPN), Exelon (EXC), National Grid (NGG) and Public Service Enterprise (PEG) - urge a court to throw out a lawsuit that would invalidate the EPA's new rules curbing emissions of mercury and other air pollutants. The move exposes a rift within the power sector, which usually speaks with one voice against clean-air regulations. 2 Comments [Energy]
Sunday, February 10, 3:39 AM Airports in the North East are slowly ramping up operations after over 5,700 U.S. flights were cancelled yesterday and on Friday mostly because of the snow storm , with another 241 canceled for today. The blizzard dropped up to 40 inches of snow, cut power to over half a million customers, and left at least nine people dead. Entergy's (ETR) Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts shut down safely after losing its outside power supply. (Flight tracker) Comment! [Energy, Consumer]
Friday, February 8, 5:09 AM Airlines have canceled at least 2,200 flights for today and another 500 for tomorrow ahead of a blizzard in the North-Eastern U.S. that's forecast to dump up to 2 1/2 feet of snow, with affected airlines including United Continental (UAL), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and AMR (AAMRQ.PK). Power utilities bracing for the storm include National Grid (NGG), PSE&G’s (PEG) and Connecticut Light & Power (NU). 1 Comment [Consumer, Top Stories, U.S. Economy]
Thursday, January 24, 12:45 PM Barclays calls Northeast Utilities (NU) its top regulated utility pick for 2013 for its “best-in-class management team poised to deliver top-decile (6-9%) earnings and dividend growth through a combination of rate base growth opportunities in transmission and natural gas infrastructure, coupled with strong cost management." The firm also likes NI, WEC, NGG, WR and DUK. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 9:52 AM NY AG Eric Schneiderman has reportedly subpoenaed the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) - whose system is operated by National Grid (NGG) - and ConEd (ED) over their handling of Superstorm Sandy. Schneiderman's probe adds to a "thorough review" of New York's power utilities that was initiated by Governor Andrew Cuomo. 3 Comments [Energy, Consumer]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 9:36 AM National Grid (NGG): H1 pretax profit +21% to £1.15B vs consensus of £1.1B, operating profit +7% to £1.59B. Restoration costs outside the LIPA service area following Superstorm Sandy expected to exceed £100M. However, that's only part of the total costs, and expenses could also rise if legal claims over the storm are successful. Ups interim dividend by 4% to 14.49 pence a share. Shares +0.9%. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Dividends, Energy]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 5:10 AM With over 130,000 New York State residents still without power following Superstorm Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo has created a commission to investigate the area's utilities for their handling of the storm and to recommend reform. "It has to be overhauled and you need a new system," Cuomo said. NY power companies include ConEd (ED), CH Energy (CHG) and National Grid (NGG). 8 Comments [Energy, Consumer]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 10:25 AM Investors starved for income should be wary of overpaying for yield, particularly when it comes to utilities, Russ Koesterich of iShares warns. Utilities trade at a discount of ~25% on average to the S&P 500, but they're now trading at a premium of more than 8%. But National Grid (NGG) might be one utility stock that’s been beaten up enough to get long, Greg Harmon suggests. 1 Comment [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 3:52 AM National Grid (NGG) says that it yesterday completed the sale of two New Hampshire units - Granite State Electric Company and Energy North Natural Gas - to Liberty Energy Utilities for $309M. Comment! [M&A, Energy]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 9:55 AM It's on panicky days like these that long-term investors should look at utility stocks, Tim Beyers writes. At least one utility that says it's in "full restoration mode" from the weekend nor'easter, National Grid (NGG -1.5%), boasts a 7.6% yield and sports a P/E of 9.8, well below the industry norm. Beyers also likes SPH, APU, NRGY and PNG. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Friday, October 7, 2011, 3:02 PM Shares of British utility National Grid (NGG +2.1%) rise on an HSBC upgrade to neutral. HSBC says the company is poised to grow, plus U.K. regulator Ofgem will need to allocate $48B of transmission investment over the next few years. Comment! [Energy, Global & FX, On the Move]
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 7:32 AM STOXX removes pesky underperforming banks SocGen, Unicredit, and Intesa Sanpaolo from its blue-chip European Stoxx 50 index, effective Sept. 19. Nokia (NOK) - off 40% this year - will also be deleted. Added will be Unilever (UN), LVMH, National Grid (NGG), and Air Liquide. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: GRM +29%. RVBD +15%. SLGN +12%. QTM +9%. PSTI +8%. ADTN +6%. BPAX +5%. AVII +4%. EPI +4%. SHZ +3%. FFIV +3%. HMC +3%. EXK +3%. TTM +3%. CYH +3%. REE +3%. NGG +3%.
Losers: INVE -14%. CTIC -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, March 18, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: CRA +29%. CTIC +10%. GPL +5%. RCL +5%. CIGX +5%. EXK +5%. VE +5%. SI +4%. URRE +4%. CCJ +4%. NGG +4%. DNN +4%. NOK +4%. SLW +3%. HL +3%. DAL +3%. UN +3%. TOT +3%. AMR +3%. FTK +3%. UAL +3%. US +3%. CSCO +3%.
Losers: AFFY -8%. NKE -7%. PLX -4%. PPO -4%. CPGI -3%. TM -3%. HTS -3%. OAS -3%. 1 Comment
Thursday, May 20, 2010, 9:05 AM Metal miners and solar stocks are among the big premarket losers: IRE -18%. NETS -14%. AGEN -10%. RSO -9%. RTP -8%. AEZS -8%. NGG -8%. ALU -8%. ABK -8%. JASO -7%. MT -7%. TSL -7%. BHP -6%. CTIC -6%. YGE -6%. RCL -6%. STD -6%. STO -6%. CENX -6%. VALE -5%. VVUS -5%. KERX -5%. CRXX -5%. MTL -5%. AWC -5%. DRYS -5%. GOLD -5%. AIB -5%. LVS -5%. STM -5%. SIRI -5%. BBVA -5%. CLF -4%. 4 Comments

joeg1969
Is it time too short natural gas?Not! $GNE $NEE $SRE $AEE $NGG
Apr 3, 8:30 AM
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petru_simion: 23 of May, at 9.30.45 NEE stock price was ... 35.40. If even for a little bit, might have paid off selling it short in April.
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$NGG $SNY and $CS are the best yielding stocks with buy or better rating from Europe + http://stks.co/eJcR + I like $NVO $BUD and $COV
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$CIG $NGG and $LNT are the best yielding stocks from the most recommended utilities + http://stks.co/oIBA + I like $EIX and $AWK
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7 Utility Dividend Stocks Fueled On Solid Profitability http://bit.ly/OeHSMx $WR $NGG $AWR $NEE $PPL $MSEX $CTWS @ZetaKap
8/13/12
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Best Yielding Safe Heaven Stocks From Europe + http://stks.co/g0lZ + $FTE $AZN $NGG $VOD $GSK $SNY $NVS $BTI $UN $ACE $DEO $SYT $ACN $NVO
6/21/12
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Best Yielding Large Cap Utility Stocks + http://stks.co/3h5Q + $CIG $CPL $NGG $EXC $PPL $ETR $AEP $FE $DUK $DUK $PEG $SO $TRP $PCG $ED $SRE
5/7/12
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8 High Yield Stocks Before Crossing New 52-Week Highs + http://stks.co/2o6N + $CTL $GSK $KMP $MO $NGG $PPL $RAI $VZ
3/13/12
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The Best Utility Dividend Stocks + http://stks.co/2ivn + $AT $SPH $APU $NGG $EXC $BIP $EGAS $PEG $CPL
3/8/12
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High Yield Large Cap Stocks On The Way To New 52-Week Highs + http://bit.ly/wcmTpT + $NLY $NGG $T $MO $VOD $KMP $HCN $PAA $GSK
2/13/12
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The Best Yielding Gas Utilities + http://bit.ly/wx3h8C + $NRGY $APU $NGG $TEG $AGL $ATO $TRP $WGL $PNY $SRE $OKE $NFG $EQT $SUG
1/28/12
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joeg1969
Is it time too short natural gas?Not! $GNE $NEE $SRE $AEE $NGG
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petru_simion: 23 of May, at 9.30.45 NEE stock price was ... 35.40. If even for a little bit, might have paid off selling it short in April.
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15 High Yield Large Caps With Best Margin: http://bit.ly/p6T2oY + $NLY $SAN $TEF $WBK $SCCO $BBVA $SID $MO $AZN $NGG $CHT $RAI $HCP $STO $CM
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golfitobob: PSEC has insider buying ! And, the DOW an S&P might go muck lower and then yields will be much higher. You say wait or buy now ? I wait! gb
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