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Today, we have another round of trading news and information from our top analysts here at Traders Agency. And of course, our Trade of the Day. Stocks Slip Again: Technology stocks are leading another down day as higher interest rates and bond yield expectations are driving higher discounting of future values of high-growth focused stocks. And this selling is also pulling down more dependable and value stocks, but not all. Utilities, materials, energy and consumer staples are all seeing buyers. Bonds Really Climb in Yield: US Treasurys saw a big gain in yield with prices dropping. The benchmark 10-year Treasury is now yielding around 1.70%, a level not seen for a while. And the minutes from the recent Federal Reserve meeting discussing ending bond buying earlier and even raising targeted interest rates is not helping bond yields. Energy Up Again: US crude oil, gasoline (petrol), heating oil and even natural gas are all up today. It seems that the demand and supply expectations continue to support higher prices. And as noted above, energy stocks are some of the winners in trading as well today. Data Surprises: The Fed meeting minutes as just noted were upsetting for stock and bond markets. This was countered by the positive Markit Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for services companies which were a good sign for the economy. The big surprise came from ADP and its payroll data showing a major surge in jobs, particularly in services, so it seems that the US economy has some positives.To keep me up on what you’re thinking or what you want to see us cover – you can always email me directly at neilgeorge@tradersagency.com.
Now, on to our Trade of the Day… Alliant Energy Corporation
Today is another trading day where stocks with valuations justified by super-growth are being taken down a notch.
This may not be a trend, but with US bond yields edging higher and notes from the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) discussing wrapping up bond buying earlier and adjusting various lending and other rate targets, higher market interest rates are not helping big growth stocks, particularly in technology.
Utilities are one of the best performing sectors inside the S&P 500 Index. And for good reason. They are essential to the economy and have the power of regulated profit margins to provide a great base of profits even with rising interest rates.
Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) is a Madison, Wisconsin-based utility. I’ve met their management now and again over the years and think highly of them and the dependable company.
This utility has been a Trade of the Day stock before, and it continues to do well for both income and safer stock performance.
Over the trailing four weeks, the stock has returned 8.32%, well outpacing both the general S&P 500 Index and even the S&P Utilities Index.
This means that the company is both a market beater and one of the best in the utility sector for stock performance. And it would fit in well as a defensive part of any portfolio right now.
It isn’t a go-go company, but one that’s run to perform consistently year in and year out for both its regulated markets under its public utility commission (PUC) oversight as well as for its shareholders.
It is a good dependable utility to have in your portfolio for defense right now. And it pays a dividend yielding 2.61%, well above the average for the S&P 500 index, which continues to be raised by the company on average by 6.5% over the past five years alone.
Alliant Energy Corporation Price -- Source: Dow Jones With the current price at $61.56, LNT is a buy under $62.15 with a near-term target of $64.65 and even more beyond that. And for safety, consider a stop at $58.50.
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