** Shares of Pinnacle West Capital Corp PNW.N rising 0.5% on
Mon, adding to gains it has made in 2022 despite being the least
favored S&P 500 .SPX stock covered by sell-side analysts
** The electric utility co now up ~8% YTD vs S&P 500's
.SPX 15% decrease
** Co sells electricity in Western United States and
operates Palo Verde nuclear power plant
** 10 analysts recommend selling PNW, two recommend buying
and four have neutral ratings, per Refinitiv
** Averaging out those recommendations, with 1 equating to a
'strong buy', 3 equating to 'hold' and 5 equating to a 'strong
sell', PNW currently ranks 3.5, at the bottom of the list of all
S&P 500 stocks. That avg rating has become slightly more
negative from 3.2 at the start of the year
** Its median PT is $69.0, which is 9.6% below its current
price of $76.33
** PNW currently pays a dividend yield of 4.48%, per
Refinitiv
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(Reporting by Noel Randewich)
((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich;))