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Energy Transition and Cycle: Huge Winners from Dissonance

By Roger S. Conrad on Oct. 20, 2021
This morning, America’s leading wind and solar power producer NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) announced outstanding Q3 results. This first major renewable energy producer to report gives solid confirmation that the global energy transition is alive and well, no matter what happens at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference.

The Great Texas Power Crisis: An Emerging Buying Opportunity

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 23, 2021

When a monthly power bill hits $1,700 plus, people are bound to wonder if there’s a better way to run an electricity market.

 

Renewable Energy: Lessons from Robin Hood.com

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 11, 2021

Writing under the famous pen name Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens coined the phrase “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

I’m not the first to apply that bit of country wisdom to investing. But it’s always worth revisiting in the aftermath of extraordinary market events.

High Quality Gas Utilities Are Cheap Again

By Roger S. Conrad on Dec. 19, 2020

Gas companies strengthened their case during pandemic-wracked 2020 by demonstrating extremely stable economics, paying generous dividends backed by ultra-secure and growing cash flows, and still remaining small enough to have perennial takeover appeal. Those strengths promise to make natural gas distribution a hot commodity again in 2021.

MDU Resources: Low Risk Bet on an Infrastructure Boom

By Roger S. Conrad on Dec. 16, 2020

At first glance, MDU Resources (NYSE:MDU) shows a fairly discouraging investment profile. But there are three very good reasons to expect much better in the next 12 months.

Algonquin Power: An Up and Coming NextEra at a Better Price

By Roger S. Conrad on Dec. 15, 2020

Strong regulated utilities combined with long-term contracted renewable energy generation: That’s the NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) business model. And not only does the formula work well, it’s become quite popular with investors.

Time to Pull the Plug on AT&T?

By Roger S. Conrad on Aug. 25, 2020

Chronic share underperformance, weak Q2 operating results and still-heavy debt raise the question - is it time to sell AT&T (NYSE: T)?

How to and How Not to Play an American Real Estate Recovery

By Roger S. Conrad on Jun. 18, 2020

From shuttered stores and offices to surging unpaid rents, US landlords have suffered a body blow this year. And there’s more turbulence ahead, from short-term cash shortfalls to big changes in tenant preferences. But American property is hardly down for the count.

Total SA: Affirming the Super Major Business Model

By Roger S. Conrad on May. 22, 2020

Total SA's (Paris: FP, NYSE: TOT) first-quarter results are a warning to those who would bet against the future of super majors. The environment is changing, but the business model is alive and well.

Q1 Earnings: Here’s What’s Important

By Roger S. Conrad on Apr. 17, 2020

With the virus still spreading and shutdowns continuing, forecasting COVID-19’s eventual damage to human health and the global economy is still a matter of conjecture, making it difficult for management teams to set guidance for the rest of 2020.

However, Q1 numbers and guidance, to be released over the next several weeks, will be absolutely critical to making good decisions, particularly where dividend safety is concerned.

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