In the report, Credit Suisse noted, “We are raising our rating on PEG to Neutral from

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (NYSE: EOC) is likely to earn $4.03 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. Empresa Nacional de Electricidad's trailing-twelve-month

The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) is 13.04%. Public Service Enterprise's operating margin for the same period is 23.70%.

The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Empresa Nacional

In the report, Fremont noted, “We are increasing our 1Q13 quarter earnings estimate $0.05 to $0.80 and reducing our

Analysts at Mizuho Securities downgraded CA (NASDAQ: CA) from “buy” to “neutral”. The

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BMO Capital Markets noted, “We believe the company's Energy Strong filing, is well aligned with the views of policymakers and

Royce Value Trust Inc (RVT) 3/4/2013 5.1% $1.0B

Tronox Limited (TROX) 3/4/2013 5.1% $2.2B

Harris Corporation (HRS) 3/5/2013 3.1% $5.4B

Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI) 3/5/2013 4.0% $3.7B

TAL International Group, Inc. (TAL) 3/5/2013 6.0% $1.4B

BHP Billiton plc ADR (BBL) 3/6/2013 3.5% $68.1B

BHP Billiton Limited ADR (BHP) 3/6/2013 3.0% $121.7B

CME Group Inc (CME) 3/6/2013 3.1% $19.4B

Gold Fields Limited ADR (GFI) 3/6/2013 3.2% $6.4B

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) 3/6/2013 3.1% $10.8B

Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB) 3/6/2013 3.4% $37.0B

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) 3/6/2013 3.1% $67.7B

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) 3/6/2013 4.5% $16.3B

PPL Corporation (PPL) 3/6/2013 4.8% $17.9B

Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI) 3/6/2013 5.3% $24.8B

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