Overall Rating


(3.3/5) Neutral

Spectra Energy (SE)

Price*: $26.61 | Dividend: $1.00 | Dividend Yield: 3.76%

Recommendation Info
We downgraded this stock from the "Recommended" list on 8/21/08, at a price of 26.08.
Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown
1. Relative Strength   What's This?

Stock is at the top of its six-month trading range.
2. Overall Yield Attractiveness   What's This?

Stock's dividend yield is above average.
3. Dividend Reliability   What's This?

This company has been paying dividends for two years.
4. Dividend Uptrend   What's This?

Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.
5. Earnings Growth   What's This?

Earnings estimates have been raised slightly.
Price and Dividend Info Price and Dividend Info
Spectra Energy (SE)
Previous Day's Closing Price*
$26.61
Annual Stock Dividend
$1.00
Current Dividend Yield
3.76%

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Company Profile Company Profile

Spectra Energy- (SE)-is one of North America's premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage and distribution. For close to a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have developed critically important pipelines and related energy infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company operates in the United States and Canada approximately 18,000 miles of transmission pipeline, 265 billion cubic feet of storage, natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids operations and local distribution assets. Spectra Energy Corp also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States.

Dividend Stock Recommendation - Neutral Recommendation

Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.

Stock Notes Stock Notes

This large cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.

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