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

Industry: Utilities - Diversified

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Utilities - Diversified is Zen Rated F and is the 117th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
BKH	BLACK HILLS CORP	$60.52	0.58%	-0.98%	3.52%	7.23%	6.76%	2.37%	-7.84%	7.19%	42.10%	$65.59	$54.92	7.73%	10.20%	0.48	317,000	-33.54%
OTTR	OTTER TAIL CORP	$79.30	-0.56%	-2.87%	-4.34%	0.60%	5.35%	4.44%	25.02%	107.32%	199.02%	$88.36	$71.66	10.25%	10.66%	0.64	142,000	-26.80%
AES	AES CORP	$14.27	-2.13%	8.43%	12.19%	23.87%	33.49%	-23.57%	-43.82%	-23.53%	36.42%	$18.58	$9.46	23.20%	50.85%	1.06	14,560,000	1.95%
UTL	UNITIL CORP	$46.77	-0.09%	-1.33%	4.33%	-9.66%	-15.23%	-19.36%	1.63%	17.63%	26.27%	$61.51	$44.61	23.96%	4.84%	0.40	95,000	0.00%
ALE	ALLETE INC	$67.30	0.13%	1.49%	6.18%	3.59%	4.12%	4.96%	35.36%	24.86%	33.32%	$67.44	$62.38	0.21%	7.89%	0.44	814,000	-83.03%
AVA	AVISTA CORP	$37.18	0.57%	-0.99%	2.96%	-2.54%	-6.02%	0.00%	-0.56%	7.39%	12.16%	$43.09	$34.80	13.72%	6.84%	0.37	448,000	-38.12%
MNTK	MONTAUK RENEWABLES INC	$2.28	-8.06%	11.76%	10.68%	0.00%	18.75%	-58.99%	-84.50%	N/A	N/A	$6.04	$1.68	62.25%	35.71%	1.31	542,000	-38.06%
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP	$34.35	0.53%	3.75%	10.52%	3.53%	26.94%	0.79%	-3.16%	7.28%	99.76%	$36.50	$25.72	5.89%	33.55%	0.77	500,000	-0.40%
SRE	SEMPRA	$92.46	1.12%	3.08%	16.43%	24.29%	44.67%	13.43%	24.18%	51.29%	89.33%	$95.77	$61.90	3.46%	49.37%	0.58	2,863,000	-30.63%
ELP	ENERGY CO OF PARANA	$9.51	0.00%	-2.26%	5.55%	6.49%	32.82%	29.74%	52.65%	69.07%	130.55%	$9.90	$5.72	3.94%	66.40%	0.50	164,000	31.20%
NWE	NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC	$58.11	0.66%	0.00%	2.89%	11.81%	6.20%	6.37%	15.99%	13.10%	7.51%	$59.89	$50.43	2.97%	15.23%	0.42	284,000	1.79%
CIG	ENERGY CO OF MINAS GERAIS	$2.01	-1.47%	-4.74%	-0.50%	0.50%	21.82%	-0.50%	21.52%	97.25%	113.15%	$2.15	$1.59	6.51%	26.42%	0.56	1,916,000	-9.54%

Diversified Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best diversified utility stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 diversified utility stocks to buy right now are:

1. Black Hills (NYSE:BKH)

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) is the #1 top diversified utility stock out of 12 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 Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 1 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36.

BKH passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Black Hills has seen its stock return 2.37% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 1 percentage points.

Black Hills has an average 1 year price target of $66.00, an upside of 9.05% from Black Hills's current stock price of $60.52.

Black Hills stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Black Hills, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR)

Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) is the #2 top diversified utility stock out of 12 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 Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36.

OTTR passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Otter Tail has seen its stock return 4.44% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 3 percentage points.

3. Aes (NYSE:AES)

Aes (NYSE:AES) is the #3 top diversified utility stock out of 12 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 Aes (NYSE:AES) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Aes (NYSE:AES) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36.

AES passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aes has seen its stock lose -23.57% over the past year, underperforming other diversified utility stocks by -25 percentage points.

Aes has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, a downside of -5.4% from Aes's current stock price of $14.27.

Aes stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Aes, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the diversified utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 diversified utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 diversified utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Avista (NYSE:AVA)

Avista (NYSE:AVA) has an annual dividend yield of 5.23%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 3.05%. Avista's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Avista's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Avista's dividend payout ratio of 86.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Black Hills (NYSE:BKH)

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.43%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 3.05%. Black Hills's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Black Hills's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Black Hills's dividend payout ratio of 66.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP)

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 3.05%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners's dividend payout ratio of 3,340% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are diversified utility stocks up?

Diversified utility stocks were up 0.24% in the last day, and up 0.41% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why diversified utility stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued diversified utility 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 diversified utility stocks right now are:

1. Aes (NYSE:AES)

Aes (NYSE:AES) is the most undervalued diversified utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aes has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aes's stock has dropped -23.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -25 percentage points.

2. Avista (NYSE:AVA)

Avista (NYSE:AVA) is the second most undervalued diversified utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Avista has a valuation score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avista's stock has gained 0% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -1 percentage points.

3. Black Hills (NYSE:BKH)

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) is the third most undervalued diversified utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Black Hills has a valuation score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Black Hills's stock has gained 2.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by 1 percentage points.

Are diversified utility stocks a good buy now?

50% of diversified utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect diversified utility stocks to rise by 0.86% over the next year.

0% of diversified utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of diversified utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.78% are rated C (Hold), 22.22% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the utilities - diversified industry is 109.21x.

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