4-Star Dividend Stocks Poised to Pop: Northeast Utilities

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, public utility holding company Northeast Utilities (ES 0.51%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Northeast Utilities and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Northeast Utilities facts

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 95% of the 123 members who have rated Northeast Utilities believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Justin Loiseau (TMFJLo), succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community: "Over the next 10 years, Northeast estimates that it will gain around $780 million from merger savings. Short-term investors worry over short-term concessions, but the value of a larger and stronger utility is already showing itself in the company's ability to effectively respond to the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, and it won't stop there."

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