I am upgrading Black Hills Corporation to a buy due to its attractive 4.67% dividend, growth prospects, and diversified generation mix including coal. Data center and blockchain demand are driving electric utility growth, with over 10% of EPS expected from data centers by 2028. Recent policy shifts favoring natural gas and coal, plus regional economic growth, position Black Hills for stable long-term earnings and dividend growth.
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Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 8, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Sal Diaz - Director, Investor Relations Linn Evans - President and Chief Executive Officer Kimberly Nooney - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Marne Jones - Senior Vice President and Chief Utility Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Weisel - Scotiabank Ross Fowler - Bank of America Brian Russo - Jefferies Anthony Crowdell - Mizuho Operator Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q1 2025 Black Hills Corporation Earnings Conference Call.
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Owning proven dividend growth stocks is an investing strategy that has served me well in times of market volatility. The focus of today includes a consumer staple, a regulated electric and gas utility, and an industrial technology company. The Dividend Kings are priced 16% to 20% below my fair value estimates.
Turbulence has returned to the stock market this year. Concerns about how much tariffs will impact the global economy have caused wild gyrations in the stock market.
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Black Hills Corporation is a Dividend King with a 55-year dividend growth streak, trading at an 18% discount to fair value. BKH's five-year capital spending plan increased to $4.7 billion, with a strong balance sheet and a BBB+ credit rating from S&P. The utility's diluted EPS grew 17.1% in Q4 2024, driven by higher revenue and lower operating expenses, projecting 4%-6% annual EPS growth.
Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 6, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Salvador Diaz - Director, Investor Relations Linden Evans - President & Chief Executive Officer Kimberly Nooney - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Marne Jones - Senior Vice President-Utilities Conference Call Participants Anthony Crowdell - Mizuho Andrew Weisel - Scotiabank Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Jefferies Chris Ellinghaus - Siebert Williams Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Black Hills Corporation Q4 and Full Year 2024 Earnings Webcast and Conference Call.
BKH has put the initial 12-mile segment of the Ready Wyoming electric transmission expansion project into service. This should enhance the reliability and resiliency of its operations.
Even after the broad market pullback in recent days, the S&P 500 is still only offering investors a miserly 1.2% yield or so. You can do way better than that with these three stocks, all of which offer yields of more than 4%.