3 Stocks Pushing The Utilities Sector Higher

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One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 35 points (0.3%) at 14,006 as of Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, 12:05 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,786 issues advancing vs. 1,060 declining with 154 unchanged.

The Utilities sector currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.1%. A company within the sector that fell today was Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (EBR.B), up 2.9%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today:

3. NRG Energy (NRG) is one of the companies pushing the Utilities sector higher today. As of noon trading, NRG Energy is up $0.33 (1.4%) to $24.45 on light volume Thus far, 933,131 shares of NRG Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $24.11-$24.47 after having opened the day at $24.15 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $24.12.

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated wholesale power generation and retail electricity company. The company engages in the ownership, development, construction, expansion, modification, refurbishment, and operation of power generation facilities. NRG Energy has a market cap of $5.5 billion and is part of the utilities industry. Shares are up 5.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate NRG Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates NRG Energy as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, increase in net income and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and generally higher debt management risk. Get the full NRG Energy Ratings Report now.

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