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Best Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top renewable energy stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best renewable energy stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Utilities - Renewable
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Renewable Energy is Zen Rated F and is the 143rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
GEV
GE VERNOVA INC
$101.31B0.07%7.10%$0.2500$0.250%0
CEG
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP
$70.84B0.33%11.80%$0.3900$0.744%0
XIFR
XPLR INFRASTRUCTURE LP
$798.78M31.79%-1,086.00%$0.9175$2.72100%0
CWEN
CLEARWAY ENERGY INC
$6.00B4.28%220.50%$0.4300$1.2776%1
WAVE
ECO WAVE POWER GLOBAL AB (PUBL)
$37.85MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
RNW
RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC
$2.36BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ENLT
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD
$1.94BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ORA
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.45B0.65%23.40%$0.1200$0.4812%3
BEPC
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP
$4.17B2.53%N/A$0.3700$0.7355%0
AQN
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP
$4.12B5.65%-19.40%$0.0650$0.3085%2
BEP
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP
$6.62B4.66%-162.10%$0.3730$1.0879%2
SUUN
SOLARBANK CORP
$68.04MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NRGV
ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC
$114.14MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FLNC
FLUENCE ENERGY INC
$747.98MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CREG
SMART POWERR CORP
$5.95MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ADN
ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$5.09MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BNRG
BRENMILLER ENERGY LTD
$9.63MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
VGAS
VERDE CLEAN FUELS INC
$157.71MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HTOO
FUSION FUEL GREEN PLC
$4.41MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ELLO
ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD
$200.76MN/A0.00%$0.2250N/AN/A0

Renewable Energy Stocks FAQ

What are the best renewable energy stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best renewable stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV)


Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is the #1 top renewable energy stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 14 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 24.

GEV passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ge Vernova has seen its stock return 133.44% over the past year, overperforming other renewable energy stocks by 94 percentage points.

Ge Vernova has an average 1 year price target of $413.33, an upside of 11.35% from Ge Vernova's current stock price of $371.19.

Ge Vernova stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Ge Vernova, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.78% have issued a Buy, 5.56% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG)


Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) is the #2 top renewable energy stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 10 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 24.

CEG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Constellation Energy has seen its stock return 20.06% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -19 percentage points.

Constellation Energy has an average 1 year price target of $285.18, an upside of 25.94% from Constellation Energy's current stock price of $226.45.

Constellation Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Constellation Energy, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 18.18% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR)


Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) is the #3 top renewable energy stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) has a Due Diligence Score of 10, which is -14 points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 24.

XIFR passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Xplr Infrastructure has seen its stock lose -70.73% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -110 percentage points.

Xplr Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $13.70, an upside of 60.42% from Xplr Infrastructure's current stock price of $8.54.

Xplr Infrastructure stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Xplr Infrastructure, 10% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 30% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the renewable energy stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 7 renewable energy stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 renewable energy stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN)


Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.65%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 6.25%. Algonquin Power & Utilities's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Algonquin Power & Utilities's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's dividend payout ratio of -19.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP)


Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.66%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 6.25%. Brookfield Renewable Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Brookfield Renewable Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brookfield Renewable Partners's dividend payout ratio of -162.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN)


Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.28%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 6.25%. Clearway Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Clearway Energy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clearway Energy's dividend payout ratio of 220.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are renewable energy stocks up?

Renewable energy stocks were up 0.58% in the last day, and up 10.4% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why renewable energy stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued renewable energy stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued renewable energy stocks right now are:

1. Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR)


Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) is the most undervalued renewable energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Xplr Infrastructure has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xplr Infrastructure's stock has dropped -70.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -110 percentage points.

2. Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV)


Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is the second most undervalued renewable energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ge Vernova has a valuation score of 0, which is -13 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 13. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ge Vernova's stock has gained 133.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by 94 percentage points.

3. Solarbank (NASDAQ:SUUN)


Solarbank (NASDAQ:SUUN) is the third most undervalued renewable energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Solarbank has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Solarbank's stock has dropped -63.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -103 percentage points.

Are renewable energy stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of renewable energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect renewable energy stocks to rise by 19.43% over the next year.

0% of renewable energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of renewable energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 35.71% are rated D (Sell), and 14.29% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the utilities - renewable industry?

The average P/E ratio of the utilities - renewable industry is 35.72x.
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