Ticker: POM

Current Price: $27.00

Upside: 0%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 20.5x

Comment: Pepco Holdings shareholders voted to approve a merger with Excelon Corporation in September, expected to form the largest electric and gas company in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: POR

Current Price: $35.62

Upside: -0%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 15.7x

Comment: Portland General's Q3 profit is expected to rise 20% to 48 cents per share. It will report earnings before market open on October 28.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: PNW

Current Price: $59.10

Upside: -1%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 15.3x

Comment: The company is based in Arizona and its subsidiary, APS, is a leading producer of solar technology.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: UTL

Current Price: $34.11

Upside: -2%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 18.2x

Comment: Unitil posted net income of $1.6 million or 11 cents per share in 3Q 2014, an increase of $1 million from the period same period last year.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: XEL

Current Price: $32.70

Upside: -2%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 15.6x

Comment: Xcel Energy will close its two remaining coal-fire units in Minnesota by April 2015 for regulatory reasons.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: DUK

Current Price: $80.07

Upside: -3%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 16.8x

Comment: Duke Energy raised its 2014 adjusted earnings guidance range from $4.45 to $4.60 per share to $4.50 to $4.65 per share.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: SO

Current Price: $47.21

Upside: -6%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 16.5x

Comment: Southern Company owns four electric utilities —Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power — serving 4.4 million people.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: HE

Current Price: $27.25

Upside: -6%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 16.0x

Comment: Hawaiian Electric reported net income for the second quarter of 2014 of $41.4 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per share (EPS), versus $40.6 million, or $0.41 diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2013.

Source: Fundstrat

Ticker: EDE

Current Price: $26.70

Upside: -8%

2015 Expected P/E Ratio: 17.2x

Comment: Empire District Electric's share price hit a 52-week high on October 22, peaking at $26.61 after opening at $26.11.

Source: Fundstrat

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