3 Stocks Pushing The Utilities Sector Higher

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One out of the three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 57 points (-0.4%) at 13,961 as of Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, 11:45 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,624 issues advancing vs. 1,238 declining with 155 unchanged.

The Utilities sector currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is unchanged. Top gainers within the sector include CPFL Energy (CPL), up 2.2%, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (EBR), up 1.8%, Korea Electric Power (KEP), up 2.0%, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (EBR.B), up 1.1% and FirstEnergy (FE), up 0.7%. A company within the sector that fell today was Exelon (EXC), up 1.3%.

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

3. National Electricity Company of Chile (EOC) is one of the companies pushing the Utilities sector higher today. As of noon trading, National Electricity Company of Chile is up $0.61 (1.2%) to $52.74 on light volume Thus far, 20,515 shares of National Electricity Company of Chile exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 130,100 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $52.05-$52.87 after having opened the day at $52.05 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $52.13.

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the generation of electricity. It owns and operates hydroelectric facilities; thermal facilities comprising natural gas, LNG, coal, or oil-fired units; and wind power generation facilities. National Electricity Company of Chile has a market cap of $14.3 billion and is part of the utilities industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 23.0, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 7.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates National Electricity Company of Chile a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates National Electricity Company of Chile as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity. Get the full National Electricity Company of Chile Ratings Report now.

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