Investors interested in stocks from the Utility - Electric Power sector have probably already heard of Avangrid (AGR) and OGE Energy (OGE). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
Calvert Research and Management ranked the 100 most sustainable companies based on over 230 ESG indicators, including workplace diversity and greenhouse-gas emissions. Eight of 78 dividend-paying sustainable companies offer dividends exceeding their share prices, signalling potential buy opportunities for investors. Analysts estimate net gains of 17.47% to 69.69% for the top ten sustainable companies by November 2025, based on target prices and dividends.
AGR's third-quarter 2024 earnings and revenues increase year over year. Operating expenses also decline during the same period.
AGR's third-quarter results are expected to benefit from new data analytics method and electricity generation from the True North solar plant.
Barron's seventh-annual (2024) ranking of Sustainable companies started with the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies by market value, then ranked each by performance for five key constituencies: shareholders, employees, customers, community, and the planet. Home-products company Clorox sits atop for the second straight year, edging out Kimberly-Clark, CBRE Group, Hasbro, and Agilent Technologies in the top five. Per 10/10/24 data from YCharts, the top 10 of 78 dividend-paying sustainable companies ranged from 3.87%-14.6% by annual yield and ranged from 20.3%-71.56% by broker-estimated target-price upsides.
AGR is expected to continue to benefit from its long-term capital expenditure plans and focus on expanding its wind and solar generation portfolio.
AGR has been selected to develop transmission lines by DOE, which will assist in transferring clean energy to the New England power grid.
EQNR shall leverage AGR's expertise in multidisciplinary subsurface work for its greenfield and tie-in projects as well as brownfield projects, both offshore and onshore.
Investors need to pay close attention to Avangrid (AGR) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
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Calvert Research and Management evaluated 1,000 large companies on 230 ESG indicators to rank the top 100 most sustainable companies for Barron's annual list. Nine dividend-paying ESG companies, including NextEra Energy and Franklin Resources, offer dividends exceeding their share prices, signaling potential buy opportunities. Analysts predict net gains of 13.52% to 39.01% for the top ten ESG stocks by September 2025, with Intel and Estee Lauder among the top gainers.