EQT Corp.

Total return (10-year): +540%
2008 earnings per share: $2.03
2009 expected earnings per share: $1.55
Beta (10-year): 0.519
Dividend: Raised seven of the last ten years.

EQT Corp. (EQT) is a natural gas utility based in Pittsburgh, Pa., and active in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.