Con Ed - Chart of the Day

Con Ed (ED) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The electric utility company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 14.50+, gained 3.80% in the last year and paid a 3.69% dividend.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED) is the Chart of the Day.  I found the electric utility stock by sorting the All Time High list first for the highest technical buy signals then I used the Flip Chart feature to review the charts.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies. The company provides a wide range of energy- related products and services to its customers through regulated utility subsidiaries and competitive energy and telecommunications businesses.

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Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 11.42% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 77.31%
• Technical support level at 69.40
• Recently traded at 71.67 with a 50 day moving average of 65.10

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $20.99 billion
• P/E 17.43
• Dividend yield 3.69%
• Revenue expected to be down .20% this year but up by 1.90% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 3.10% this year, an additional 1.20% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 2.95% for the next 5 year
• Wall Street analysts issued 12 hold 5 under perform and 1 sell recommendation on the stock

This is not a trading stock and should be held for its dividend, possibly on a DRIP.