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The stock of utility FPL Group (FPL), which I first wrote about on March 3, 2009, at a price of $43.30, has retreated in the past six months, but the business model is still preferred. Here's why:

FPL appears to have declined on investor sentiment that the economic recovery in the company's key power market, Florida, will lag the U.S. recovery, and on a considerably lower-than-expected electric rate increase, $75 million as opposed to FPL's $1 billion request, from the Florida Public Service Commission. Hence, the exit of some short-term investors was to be expected.

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FPL Group: An Undervalued Utility originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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