Report
Mark Barnett
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Low Gas Prices, Stalled Environmental Policy Under Trump Mean Little Net Impact on Utilities

We are reaffirming the fair value estimates, moat ratings, and moat trends for all utilities we cover following the U.S. presidential election outcome. We continue to think utilities are 6% overvalued, and we don't plan any material changes to our forecasts.
President-elect Donald Trump has been an outspoken advocate for natural gas and coal, which likely will keep gas and power prices low. We expect gas demand will continue growing, supporting infrastructure investment and earnings growth for m...
Underlying
CMS Energy Corporation

CMS Energy is a holding company. The company has several subsidiaries, including: Consumers Energy Company, an electric and gas utility that serves individuals and businesses operating in the alternative energy, automotive, chemical, food, and metal products industries, as well as a group of other industries; CMS Enterprises Company, through its subsidiaries and equity investments, is engaged in domestic independent power production, including the development and operation of renewable generation, and the marketing of independent power production; and EnerBank USA, an industrial bank located in Utah that provides unsecured consumer installment loans, primarily for financing home improvements.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Mark Barnett

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