These Are the Largest Utility Stocks by Market Cap, but the Best Buys May Not Be What You'd Expect

The Motley Fool just updated its list of the largest public utilities, highlighting some of the biggest and best that investors can buy. The top name on the list operates Florida Power & Light, one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States.But that's not the main reason you'll want to buy this utility and its rapidly rising dividend. Here's what you need to know about the largest public utility, and why it might not be what you expect.The Motley Fool's list of the largest utilities contains some very well-known utility stocks, like The Southern Company, Duke Energy, and American Electric Power (AEP). But the biggest company by far is NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), which has a list-topping market cap of $148 billion. That's roughly $30 billion higher than the next name on the list, foreign utility Iberdrola.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool