Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE)

Huge Dividend, $2.54/share. Getting approvals for an additional nuclear facility at its Callaway nuclear power plant site. The community is behind this decision. The company is spending to make its coal facilities pollution free and the community is behind this too. It makes for an easier sell when the Company can show that the extra charges have gone into "feel-good" projects and the lights stay on! These guys know what they are doing and are making money at it. Also, AEE is one of lowest cost utilities in the country. So that leaves plenty of upside sell room if rate increases are needed.

Dividend almost as good as BAC before they cut theirs. Now way better than BAC. Looks like the rate increase for Illinois and Missouri is going thru. Due to the bloody week the market had, was a great buy, it was trading at almost a all time low when bought it. And is still a great buy at 30 a share.
It's a utility and isn't going anywhere, pays a great dividend and the market provided a great buying opportunity.

This utility stock has plummeted sharply in early '08 due to selling off portions of the company and other reasons. At today's price of $41.96, it has lost 25% since last Dec. and is a bargain. In the past it was a very stable stock and should turn around soon once the '08 Midwest flooding has subsided (don't buy it until they have cleaned up the mess first).

buy@45 sell@52

#30 yield in S & P 500 as of 04/01/08.

The price of Natural Gas is up and will continue going up so more and more people are turning to electric instead of gas. This is a great stock to be invested in for the long run.

This stock is too cheap to overlook, and the 6% annual dividend is especially attractive. The fundamentals of this utility company are fine.

I was bearish on this one at 55 and made only a few points; Hard to do when it is yeilding 5%. I have switched now as I am absolutley sure this will reach 52-54 again within the next year. That will be a 25% gain taking into account dividends. They just had a great quarter when earnings usually tend to lag. Of course they make most of the cash in the summer months and that is when traders will take this back to were it belongs. A utility stock is not exciting, but 25% isn't bad.

This CAPS account is tracking the 200 highest yielding S&P stocks.

If you go to the dentist in Italy and the dentist hits a nerve, don't say "OWWW," say "AEEE" instead. And this AEE causes me pain when I think of what a lumbering pseudo-giant of a holding company it is.

Poor costumer service.

Potential energy takeover target

This one is probably not a very good pick for CAPS since it is a utility, but it pays a nice dividend.

income producing stock with favorable market position and good cash flows.

BUY

Illinois,
where the state legislature will meet to vote on
freezing utility rates

AEE is a strong regulated utility with a solid dividend.