Dividend-Paying Gas Utilities Can Enhance Your Portfolio

Atmos Energy (ATO), Nicor (GAS), ONEOK (OKE) and WGL Holdings (WGL) are well-managed gas utilities whose dividends have increased with time. These stocks are excellent candidates for a long-term dividend reinvestment program.

The current dividend yield (annual dividend divided by stock price) for ATO, GAS, OKE and WGL are 4.70%, 4.60%, 3.80% and 4.70% respectively.

WGL is on the price downside so it bears watching before you buy it.

Posted June 1, 2006.