Solar energy is now a competitive energy source around the world and that’s opened up a world of opportunities for investors. If you’re not ready to jump into the highly volatile world of solar manufacturing, there are some great dividend options emerging with lower risk.
Leading the charge are two yieldcos — NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE:NEP) and 8point3 Energy Partners (NASDAQ:CAFD) — and utility company AES Corporation (NYSE:AES). Here’s a look at why they’re good dividend stocks to own today.
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The solar newcomer
Today, AES is more of a traditional utility than the other two companies on this list, but that’s changing. AES has renewable energy assets within its portfolio and it bought just under half of sPower in a transaction that included $853 million in cash costs and the assumption of $724 million in non-recourse debt. This single transaction makes AES one of the biggest solar developers in the U.S.
Best Energy Stocks For 2018: NanoString Technologies, Inc.(NSTG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
NanoString Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: NSTG) was down, falling around 21 percent to $18.06 after the company issued weak revenue forecast for FY2016.
Best Energy Stocks For 2018: Douglas Dynamics Inc.(PLOW)
Advisors’ Opinion:
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It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll have to wait for the next dividend cycle to receive your first dividend payout from the company.
Best Energy Stocks For 2018: Insulet Corporation(PODD)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Brian Feroldi]
Shares of Insulet Corporation(NASDAQ:PODD), a medical device company primarily focused on diabetes,rose by as much as 11% in afternoon trading on Friday.
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows MannKind Corporation peaking in 2014 before falling below the more steady performance of diabetes or insulin stocks like large cap Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) and small cap Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD):
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows MannKind Corporation having once been a highflyerwhile the performance of large cap insulin and diabetes stockNovo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) has fallen off and small cap Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD) has actually performed better:
