Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc (PNY)

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Company Scores Very Poor Fundamental Grades -
MarketGrader currently has a SELL rating on PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO (PNY), based on a final overall grade of 34.8 scored by the company's fundamental analysis. PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO scores at the 31st percentile among all 5461 U.S. listed equities currently followed by MarketGrader. Our present rating dates to September 2, 2006, when it was downgraded from a HOLD. Relative to the Gas Utilities sub-industry, which is comprised of 30 companies, PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO's grade of 34.8 ranks 25th. The industry grade leader is ENERGEN CORP (EGN) with an overall grade of 80.2. The stock has performed poorly in the last six months in relative terms, down 8.43% compared with the Gas Utilities sub-industry, down 0.84% and the S&P 500 Index, up 3.47%.