The Board of Directors of Coca-Cola declared a regular quarterly dividend of 53 cents per common share, payable Dec. 15 to shareowners of record of the company as of the close of business Dec. 1.

Alcoa announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend

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In recent trading, shares of Consolidated Edison Inc (Symbol: ED) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $108.44, changing hands for $109.60/share.  When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade

Consolidated Edison Reaches Analyst Target Price

Consolidated Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States. The company offers electric services to approximately 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County; gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens, and Westchester County; and steam to approximately 1,490 customers in parts of Manhattan. It also supplies electricity to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey; and gas to approximately 0.1 million customers in southeastern New York. In addition, the company operates 552 circuit miles of transmission lines; 16 transmission substations; 63 distribution substations; 89,675 in-service line transformers; 3,764 pole miles of overhead distribution lines; and 2,417 miles of underground distribution lines, as well as 4,374 miles of mains and 379, 939 service lines for natural gas distribution. Further, it invests in electric and gas transmission projects. The company primarily sells electricity to industrial, commercial, residential, and government customers. Consolidated Edison, Inc. was founded in 1823 and is based in New York, New York.

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