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Best Diversified Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top diversified utility stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best diversified utility stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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:

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) is the #1 top diversified utility stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is -3 points lower than the diversified utility industry average of 42.

MNTK passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Montauk Renewables has seen its stock return 25.71% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 15 percentage points.

Montauk Renewables has an average 1 year price target of $1.80, a downside of -31.82% from Montauk Renewables's current stock price of $2.64.

Montauk Renewables stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Montauk Renewables, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Avista (NYSE:AVA) is the #2 top diversified utility stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Avista (NYSE:AVA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Avista (NYSE:AVA) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 10 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 42.

AVA passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Avista has seen its stock return 0.96% over the past year, underperforming other diversified utility stocks by -10 percentage points.

Avista has an average 1 year price target of $39.50, an upside of 7.37% from Avista's current stock price of $36.79.

Avista stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Avista, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) is the #3 top diversified utility stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% 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 46, which is 4 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 42.

BKH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Black Hills has seen its stock return 19.99% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 10 percentage points.

Black Hills has an average 1 year price target of $85.00, an upside of 19.21% from Black Hills's current stock price of $71.30.

Black Hills stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Black Hills, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 9 diversified utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 diversified utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG) has an annual dividend yield of 5.74%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 4.08%. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% sixteen times in the last 10 years. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend payout ratio of 84.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Avista (NYSE:AVA) has an annual dividend yield of 5.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 4.08%. 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 71% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Northwestern Energy Group (NASDAQ:NWE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.81%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 4.08%. Northwestern Energy Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Northwestern Energy Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Northwestern Energy Group's dividend payout ratio of 95.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified utility stocks were down -0.46% in the last day, and down -1.51% over the last week.

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

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:

Avista (NYSE:AVA) is the 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 4 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 39. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avista's stock has gained 0.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -10 percentage points.

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) 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.

Black Hills has a valuation score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 39. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Black Hills's stock has gained 19.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by 10 percentage points.

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) 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.

Sempra has a valuation score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 39. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sempra's stock has dropped -0.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -11 percentage points.

50% of diversified utility stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect diversified utility stocks to rise by 13.16% 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), 87.5% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).