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Best Diversified Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top diversified utility stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best diversified utility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the utilities - diversified industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best diversified utility stocks to buy right now are:

Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) is the top diversified utility stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 19 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Otter Tail has seen its stock return 6.87% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 10 percentage points.

Otter Tail has an average 1 year price target of $77.00, an upside of 16.47% from Otter Tail's current stock price of $66.11.

Otter Tail stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Otter Tail, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) is the second best diversified utility stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Montauk Renewables has seen its stock return 6.55% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 9 percentage points.

Montauk Renewables has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, a downside of -18.63% from Montauk Renewables's current stock price of $11.06.

Montauk Renewables stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Montauk Renewables, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

Allete (NYSE:ALE) is the third best diversified utility stock with a Zen Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 36. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allete has seen its stock lose -2.4% over the past year.

Allete has an average 1 year price target of $61.57, a downside of -1.72% from Allete's current stock price of $62.65.

Allete stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Allete, 14.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 71.43% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 18 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 13.17%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 4.41%. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% thirteen 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 111.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Energy Co Of Parana (NYSE:ELP) has an annual dividend yield of 7.63%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 4.41%. Energy Co Of Parana's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Energy Co Of Parana's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Co Of Parana's dividend payout ratio of 180.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has an annual dividend yield of 5.01%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 4.41%. National Grid's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eleven times in the last 10 years. National Grid's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Grid's dividend payout ratio of 78.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified utility stocks were down -1.92% in the last day, and down -0.1% over the last week.

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

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued diversified utility stocks right now are:

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG) is the most undervalued diversified utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's stock has gained 10.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by 14 percentage points.

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) is the second most undervalued diversified utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. National Grid has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

National Grid's stock has dropped -16.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -14 percentage points.

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) is the third most undervalued diversified utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Exelon has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Exelon's stock has dropped -6.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -4 percentage points.