ValuEngine.com Rates Top-Forecast Utilities Stocks

May 17, 2011 2:47 PM ETBT, TEF, EE-OLD, PPL, HNPIY, BIP, VEON, POR, ETR, AES, UGI, IDA, AEE, NTLS, IQNT, ALSK, EXC

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May 17, 2011

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ValuEngine.com Rates Top-Forecast Utilities Stocks

Below, we present the latest data on the Utilities Sector from our Institutional software package (VEI). We applied some basic liquidity criteria--share price greater than $3 and average daily volume in excess of 100k shares. Utilities--along with Medical Sector tickers-have come to the fore lately as investors seek safety from faltering Tech, Finance, and Commodities stocks. Here we provide a top-twenty list of utilities tickers sorted by one-month forecast return. All of these tickers are currently Buy-rated.

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation(%)	Last 12-M Retn(%)	Forecast 1-Month Retn(%)	Forecast 1-Yr Retn(%)	P/E Ratio	Industry
SBS	SABESP -ADR	56.91	30.07	49.8	3.24	14.12	7.59	UTILITY-WATER SUPPLY
KKPNY	ROYAL PTT-ADR	14.62	-9.72	20.43	2.96	11.95	9.21	DIVERSIFIED COMM SERVICES
BTM	BRASIL TELECOM	26.96	N/A	59.91	2.75	8.39	N/A	DIVERSIFIED COMM SERVICES
BT	BT GRP PLC-ADR	31.4	-15.08	73.1	2.7	11.03	9.69	DIVERSIFIED COMM SERVICES
TEF	TELEFONICA S.A.	23.71	-3.37	37.29	2.61	11.47	7.57	DIVERSIFIED COMM SERVICES
EE	EL PASO ELEC CO	30.2	-0.32	42.79	2.52	10.13	14.2	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
PPL	PPL CORP	27.75	-23.71	14.57	2.5	11.59	9.64	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
HNP	HUANENG POWER	22.87	-35.76	9.69	2.49	10.73	13.9	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFR	24.17	7.91	50.59	2.44	10.08	12.31	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
VIP	VIMPELCOM LTD	14.09	-4.21	-9.16	2.42	10.51	9.69	DIVERSIFIED COMM SERVICES
POR	PORTLAND GEN EL	25.48	4.38	37.21	2.29	9.6	13.75	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	68.89	-12.67	-6.93	2.21	10.01	9.71	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
AES	AES CORP	12.53	-12.42	17.54	2.17	7.3	13.42	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
UGI	UGI CORP	32.12	-4.32	23.73	2.16	8.67	13.29	UTILITY-GAS DISTRIBUTION
IDA	IDACORP INC	39.31	10.65	17.34	2.11	8.55	12.94	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
AEE	AMEREN CORP	29.91	-0.15	26.2	2.09	8.17	11.16	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER
NTLS	NTELOS HOLDINGS	19	-9.41	8.32	2.07	7.6	17.34	WIRELINE - REGIONAL (RURAL)
TNDM	NEUTRAL TANDEM	16.36	-10.6	20.83	2.05	8.61	15.84	WIRELINE - NATIONAL
ALSK	ALASKA COMM SYS	9	-12.82	16.88	2.03	5.3	38.76	WIRELINE - REGIONAL (RURAL)
EXC	EXELON CORP	41.86	-17.48	5.6	2.02	8.41	9.91	UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER

Subscribers can check out the latest valuation, forecast, and ratings figures on the Utilities Sector from our Models HERE.

Market Indices Data

Index	Latest	Change	YTD
Dow Jones	12,561.70	-68.38	8.50%
NASDAQ Composite	2,832.66	-12.40	6.78%
Russell 2000	838.55	-2.11	7.01%
S&P 500	1,335.42	-6.66	6.18%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued	48.44%
Stocks Overvalued	51.56%
Stocks Undervalued by 20%	18.85%
Stocks Overvalued by 20%	20.47%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector	Change	MTD	YTD	Valuation	Last 12-MReturn	P/E Ratio
Multi-Sector Conglomerates	-1.02%	-1.99%	4.36%	9.53% overvalued	27.15%	28.07
Utilities	-0.78%	-2.46%	4.50%	8.72% overvalued	20.05%	23.61
Consumer Staples	-0.83%	-2.47%	-3.53%	5.59% overvalued	16.30%	20.82
Oils-Energy	-1.42%	-8.74%	-0.00%	5.41% overvalued	33.21%	46.60
Business Services	-1.29%	-1.89%	4.90%	5.31% overvalued	9.60%	36.73
Retail-Wholesale	-1.69%	-0.65%	6.54%	4.79% overvalued	19.27%	34.99
Transportation	-1.52%	-3.17%	-1.84%	3.95% overvalued	15.18%	20.10
Computer and Technology	-2.03%	-4.00%	8.56%	3.10% overvalued	27.17%	44.44
Industrial Products	-0.88%	-4.77%	3.13%	3.02% overvalued	20.02%	31.73
Aerospace	-0.51%	-1.15%	12.22%	2.77% overvalued	20.16%	18.80
Medical	-0.77%	-0.58%	14.85%	2.30% overvalued	15.05%	34.92
Consumer Discretionary	-1.57%	-1.64%	5.35%	1.81% overvalued	12.14%	29.74
Finance	-0.77%	-0.79%	2.63%	1.60% overvalued	5.07%	24.98
Auto-Tires-Trucks	-1.12%	-4.93%	-6.02%	0.98% overvalued	42.00%	19.66
Construction	-0.87%	-5.19%	-4.52%	3.35% undervalued	-0.68%	48.59
Basic Materials	-1.08%	-7.49%	-7.22%	3.93% undervalued	34.04%	23.46

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