6 Top-Yielding, Profitable Natural Gas Utilities
Published Aug 23, 2011 on Seeking Alpha

With the recent market drop, it may be the time to invest in quality companies that are now paying a higher yield. I have had a focus on utilities lately, so it was a natural place for me to start. I setup an EDGAR online screener to find natural gas utilities that pay a dividend. I don't want to look at all the stocks that pay a dividend, so I filtered the results based on the following: Must trade at least 500K shares a day on average. Dividend yield must be a minimum of 3%. Must not have a payout ratio over 70% based on the last quarter. Yield % Payout Ratio Recent Price P/E Ratio AGL 644,813 4.91 58.333 12.78 LG 138,395 4.59 55.821 12.33 ATO 581,699 4.6 62.077 13.88 WGL 415,701 4.1 64.46 15.92 UGI 960,540 3.5 43.333 11.88 NJR 246,432 3.4 53.224 16.35 AGL Resources Inc. (AGL)... Read more