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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 D and is the 103rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
BKH	BLACK HILLS CORP	$60.90	528,290	94.78%	60.54	59.69	59.92	59.48	59.69	56.24	92.36	89.84	95.06	93.84	0.34	0.17	0.18	0.53
UTL	UNITIL CORP	$58.66	50,965	-9.83%	58.61	57.77	56.81	55.75	57.45	57.85	82.11	80.76	69.63	69.80	0.64	0.59	0.05	0.44
ALE	ALLETE INC	$65.49	420,768	-1.47%	65.11	65.04	65.32	65.25	64.69	56.13	78.53	70.96	97.36	95.59	-0.01	-0.08	0.08	0.50
AVA	AVISTA CORP	$41.47	669,284	9.01%	41.47	41.13	40.21	38.39	38.28	56.31	73.79	72.35	54.50	53.44	0.39	0.44	-0.05	0.43
AES	AES CORP	$10.00	17,983,486	29.59%	10.08	10.47	11.27	11.64	14.21	39.17	40.87	36.95	79.98	80.23	-0.42	-0.44	0.01	1.05
OTTR	OTTER TAIL CORP	$79.38	360,455	108.94%	78.64	78.48	80.08	78.50	80.88	51.32	73.79	72.99	77.12	74.06	-0.32	-0.44	0.11	0.66
NWE	NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC	$58.23	937,287	54.30%	58.51	57.50	56.33	54.71	54.61	55.03	86.15	88.71	75.86	81.07	0.76	0.68	0.08	0.47
SRE	SEMPRA	$74.27	4,081,742	16.37%	73.20	70.62	71.77	78.31	80.98	58.22	92.05	95.12	90.33	96.26	1.03	0.23	0.80	0.60
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP	$30.01	374,400	-17.75%	28.86	28.64	29.55	31.06	32.10	57.27	84.79	81.03	100.00	99.75	-0.04	-0.27	0.23	0.80
MNTK	MONTAUK RENEWABLES INC	$2.10	213,322	63.89%	2.16	2.10	2.59	3.38	4.20	44.01	60.61	70.26	62.16	75.78	-0.09	-0.14	0.05	1.25
ELP	ENERGY CO OF PARANA	$8.11	145,355	-21.86%	7.91	7.62	7.30	6.80	6.99	65.67	83.04	87.79	66.40	77.93	0.25	0.20	0.05	0.57
CIG	ENERGY CO OF MINAS GERAIS	$1.89	2,370,435	22.24%	1.81	1.75	1.83	1.84	1.92	63.40	91.37	92.36	100.00	100.00	0.02	-0.01	0.03	0.67

Diversified Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best diversified utility 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 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: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 34.

BKH passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Black Hills has seen its stock return 10.93% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 6 percentage points.

Black Hills has an average 1 year price target of $66.00, an upside of 8.37% from Black Hills's current stock price of $60.90.

Black Hills stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Black Hills, 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.

2. Unitil (NYSE:UTL)

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) 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 Unitil (NYSE:UTL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) has a Due Diligence Score of 18, which is -16 points lower than the diversified utility industry average of 34.

UTL passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Unitil has seen its stock return 15.16% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 10 percentage points.

Unitil has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, a downside of -6.24% from Unitil's current stock price of $58.66.

Unitil stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Unitil, 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.

3. Allete (NYSE:ALE)

Allete (NYSE:ALE) 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 Allete (NYSE:ALE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Allete (NYSE:ALE) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -1 points lower than the diversified utility industry average of 34.

ALE passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Allete has seen its stock return 10.59% over the past year, overperforming other diversified utility stocks by 5 percentage points.

What are the diversified utility stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG)

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG) has an annual dividend yield of 11.53%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 3.9%. 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 46% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Avista (NYSE:AVA)

Avista (NYSE:AVA) has an annual dividend yield of 4.62%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 3.9%. 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 62.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Black Hills (NYSE:BKH)

Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is the same as the diversified utility industry average of 3.9%. 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 66.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are diversified utility stocks down?

Diversified utility stocks were down -0.39% in the last day, and up 0.62% over the last week.

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

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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aes has a valuation score of 43, which is 2 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 41. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aes's stock has dropped -44.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by -49 percentage points.

2. Black Hills (NYSE:BKH)

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 2 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 41. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Black Hills's stock has gained 10.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Avista (NYSE:AVA)

Avista (NYSE:AVA) 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.

Avista has a valuation score of 43, which is 2 points higher than the diversified utility industry average of 41. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avista's stock has gained 15.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified utility industry by 10 percentage points.

Are diversified utility stocks a good buy now?

50% of diversified utility stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect diversified utility stocks to rise by 8.01% 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), 70% are rated C (Hold), 30% 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 117.32x.

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