Best Electric Utility Companies To Invest In Right Now

No investor is a bigger superstar than Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A  ) (NYSE: BRK-B  ) Warren Buffett. But the beauty of Berkshire Hathaway stock is that even when Buffett is no longer able to run the company, the tenets that have guided his investment decisions will remain in place for his successors to follow for decades to come. Let's take a closer look at why Berkshire Hathaway stock offers good long-term prospects even after its recent run to record highs.

Berkshire's one-stop shop for investors
Even among conglomerates, you won't often find the breadth of industry coverage that you'll see among Berkshire's mix of businesses. Among the largest parts of Berkshire are its core insurance business, with its GEICO unit being the best-known insurance carrier in the mix; the railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which it purchased in early 2010; and its majority stake in MidAmerican Energy, which provides electric utility services as well as operating power-generation facilities using both conventional fuels and renewable generation methods like wind.

Best Electric Utility Companies To Invest In Right Now: PIMCO Municipal Income Fund(PMF)

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. It is co managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in investment grade municipal bonds. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a top down stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It conducts in house research using proprietary models. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund was formed on June 29, 2001 and is domiciled in the United States.

Best Electric Utility Companies To Invest In Right Now: Huntsman Corporation(HUN)

Huntsman Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of differentiated organic and inorganic chemical products worldwide. The company offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, propylene oxide, polyols, propylene glycol, thermoplastic polyurethane, aniline, and methyl tertiary-butyl ether products, which are used to produce rigid and flexible foams, as well as coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers; and performance products, such as amines, carbonates, surfactants, linear alkyl benzene, maleic anhydride, performance chemicals, ethylene glycol, olefins, and technology licenses. It also provides advanced materials comprising epoxy resin compounds and formulations; cross-linking, matting agents, and curing agents; and epoxy, acrylic and polyurethane-based adhesives, and tooling resin formulations. In addition, Huntsman Corporation offers textile chemicals, dyes, and titanium dioxide. The company?s products are used in various applicatio ns, including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals, and dye industries. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Michael]

  Huntsman Corporation (HUN) engages in the manufacture and sale of differentiated organic and inorganic chemical products on a global scale. It has also been given a buy-rating by UBS Investment Research. UBS estimates that for every 10% change in the margin of Propylene Oxide, earnings per share would change b y 5 cents for Huntsman Corporation. Shares of the company are currently trading at $11.2 per share and have traded between $8.13 and $21.52 over the last 52 weeks. Calanese Corporation (CE), a manufacturer and marketer of chemical products, is a competitor of Huntsman Corporation. Huntsman reported a dividend yield of 3.6%, while Calanese reported a dividend yield of 0.5%. Return-on-equity was reported at 10.5% for Huntsman and 51.6% for Calanese. Calanese also generated higher profit and operating margins than Huntsman. There were equal number of hedge funds in each stock, however hedge funds' bet more dollars on Calanese. One of our favorite hedge funds, Third Point, initiated a brand new position in CE during the third quarter. That's why we pick CE over HUN.

10 Best Up And Coming Stocks To Buy For 2014: HopFed Bancorp Inc.(HFBC)

HopFed Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various banking products and services primarily in western Kentucky, and middle and western Tennessee. The company offers a range of deposit products, including demand deposits, time deposits, money market accounts, passbook savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to-four family residential loans, multifamily residential loans, construction loans, nonresidential loans, commercial real estate loans, and land and land development loans, as well as loans secured by deposits, other consumer loans, and commercial loans. The company, through its subsidiary, Fall and Fall Insurance Agency, sells life and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses. HopFed Bancorp offers its products and services through its branch offices located in Hopkinsville, Murray, Cadiz, Elkton, Fulton, Calvert City, and Benton, Kentucky; and in Clarksville, Pleasant View, Ashland City, Kingston Springs, and Erin, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Best Electric Utility Companies To Invest In Right Now: Stealth Minerals Limited (SML.V)

Stealth Minerals Limited, a development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada. The company principally explores for copper, silver, and gold prospects. It primarily holds interest in the Toodoggone Property covering an area of approximately 22,096 hectares in the Toodoggone River region of north central British Columbia. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.