All three major indices are trading up today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading up 35 points (0.2%) at 17,119 as of Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,447 issues advancing vs. 1,507 declining with 153 unchanged.

The Utilities sector currently sits up 0.3% versus the S&P 500, which is up 1.8%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include

Abengoa Yield

(

ABY

), down 6.0%,

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners

(

BEP

), down 1.4%,

Western Gas Equity Partners

(

WGP

), down 0.9% and

TransCanada

(

TRP

), down 0.8%. Top gainers within the sector include

FirstEnergy

(

FE

), up 2.7%,

Xcel Energy

(

XEL

), up 1.6%,

American Electric Power

(

AEP

), up 1.5%,

PG&E

(

PCG

), up 1.3% and

Edison International

(

EIX

), up 1.1%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector lower today:

3.

NRG Energy

(

NRG

) is one of the companies pushing the Utilities sector lower today. As of noon trading, NRG Energy is down $0.49 (-3.2%) to $14.97 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of NRG Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $14.97-$15.58 after having opened the day at $15.51 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $15.46.

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NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a power company. NRG Energy has a market cap of $5.1 billion and is part of the utilities industry. Shares are down 42.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate NRG Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

NRG Energy

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, generally higher debt management risk and poor profit margins. Get the full

NRG Energy Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

ONEOK

(

OKE

) is down $1.22 (-3.1%) to $38.36 on light volume. Thus far, 742,502 shares of ONEOK exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $38.21-$39.62 after having opened the day at $39.59 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $39.58.

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ONEOK, Inc., through its general partner interests in ONEOK Partners, L.P., engages in the gathering, processing, storage, and transportation of natural gas in the United States. ONEOK has a market cap of $8.2 billion and is part of the utilities industry. Shares are down 20.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate ONEOK a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

ONEOK

as a

hold

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

ONEOK Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

EQT

(

EQT

) is down $0.78 (-1.1%) to $73.71 on light volume. Thus far, 592,064 shares of EQT exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $73.26-$74.50 after having opened the day at $74.47 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $74.49.

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EQT Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a natural gas company in the United States. It operates in two segments, EQT Production and EQT Midstream. EQT has a market cap of $11.4 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are down 1.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate EQT a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

EQT

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its 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 a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity. Get the full

EQT Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the utilities sector could consider

Utilities Select Sector SPDR

(

XLU

) while those bearish on the utilities sector could consider

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

(

SDP

).