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This Utilities Stocks forecast is designed for investors and analysts who need predictions of the best utilities stocks to buy for the whole Industry . It includes 20 stocks with bullish and bearish signals and indicates the best utilities stocks to buy:

• • Top 10 Utilities stocks for the long position
  • Top 10 Utilities stocks for the short position

Package Name: Utilities Stocks
Recommended Positions: Long
Forecast Length: 1 Year (04/15/2018 – 04/16/2019)
I Know First Average: 18.30%

I Know First’s State of the Art Algorithm accurately forecasted 9 out of 10 trades in this Utilities Stocks forecast for the 1 Year time period. The greatest return came from BKH at 35.48%. CWT and PEGI also performed well for this time horizon with returns of 31.53% and 30.79%, respectively. The package itself saw an overall return of 18.30%, providing investors with a 8.86% premium above the S&P 500’s return of 9.44% for the same time period.

Black Hills Corporation (BKH), through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified energy company in the United States. The company’s Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 207,200 electric customers in South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana; and distributes natural gas to approximately 44,200 gas utility customers in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This segment owns 841 megawatts of generation capacity and 8,703 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines. Its Gas Utilities segment distributes natural gas to approximately 547,300 natural gas utility customers in Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas. This segment owns 645 miles of intrastate gas transmission pipelines and 19,494 miles of gas distribution mains and service lines. The company’s Power Generation segment produces electric power and sells the electric capacity and energy primarily to its utilities under long-term contracts. Its Coal Mining segment produces coal at its coal mine located near Gillette, Wyoming and sells the coal to electric generation facilities. The company’s Oil and Gas segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas primarily in the Rocky Mountain region. This segment’s principal assets include the operating interests in the properties in the San Juan basin, the Powder River basin, and the Piceance basin; and non-operated interests in wells located in various states. As of December 31, 2015, it had total reserves of approximately 105 billion cubic feet equivalent of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. Black Hills Corporation (BKH) also provides appliance repair services to approximately 64,000 residential customers; and constructs gas infrastructure facilities and electrical systems for gas transportation and electric utilities customers. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Algorithmic Stock Forecast: The table on the left is a stock forecast produced by I Know First’s algorithm. Each day, subscribers receive forecasts for six different time horizons. Note that the top 10 stocks in the 1-month forecast may be different than those in the 1-year forecast. In the included table, only the relevant stocks have been included. The boxes are arranged according to their respective signal and predictability values (see below for detailed definitions). A green box represents a positive forecast, suggesting a long position, while a red represents a negative forecast, suggesting a short position.

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