Updating UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP., ENCANA CORP. and GANNETT CO. INC.

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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $93 (www.utc.com) could see its sales of jet engines and other aircraft equipment suffer due to budget cuts at the U.S. Department of Defense. Even so, it still expects to earn $5.85 to $6.15 a share in 2013; the stock trades at an attractive 15.5 times the midpoint of that range. Buy. ENCANA CORP. $19 (www.encana.com) reported that its cash flow per share fell 16.1% in 2012, to $4.80 from $5.72 in 2011. That’s partly because it sold major stakes in its shale gas properties in B.C. and Alberta. Encana’s balance sheet remains sound. It ended 2012 with cash of $3.2 billion, or $4.32 a share. Long-term debt of $7.2 billion is a manageable 50% of its market cap. Buy. GANNETT CO. INC. $22 (www.gannett.com) expects lower advertising revenue from its 23 TV stations in 2013. That’s mainly because the Olympics and presidential election boosted its 2012 ad revenue. However, the company recently started charging users to…