Mergent's Dividend Achievers: Five High-Yield Utility Stocks

Mergent's Dividend Achievers are a select group of dividend-paying stocks that have increased their annual regular dividend payments for the last ten or more consecutive years. Through up and down markets, Dividend Achievers have continued to provide steady cash flows and sound dividends.

Electric and gas utilities are among the highest yielding companies in the group. Here are five gems worthy of consideration for a long-term dividend-oriented portfolio.

Dividend Achievers: Five High-Yield Utility Stocks
Company & Web Site	Quote	Dividend and Yield	Comment
Consolidated Edison	ED	$2.34 (5.80%)	Electric, natural gas and steam utility in metropolitan New York.
EnergyEast	EAS	$1.24 (5.00%)	Natural gas and electric utility in New York and four New England states.
Progress Energy	PGN	$2.46 (5.90%)	One hundred year old electric utility in the Carolinas and Florida.
Integrys Energy Group	TEG	$2.68 (6.00%)	Natural gas and electric utility in twelve states and Canada
Vectron	VVC	$1.30 (4.90%)	Natural gas and electric utility in Ohio and Indiana.
Note: Dividend data from finance.yahoo.com as of March 20, 2008.

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Posted March 21, 2008.

Mergent's Dividend Achievers: Five High-Yield Utility Stocks

Mergent's Dividend Achievers: Five High-Yield Utility Stocks