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Best Regulated Electric Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top regulated electric 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 regulated electric utility stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Ele...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated D and is the 106th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$436.21M	27,009,744	32.39%	45.75%	Net Buying	Net Selling
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$12.06B	641,964,077	2.90%	0.00%
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$5.48B	69,166,557,220	0.07%	0.00%
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$15.13B	1,977,787,007	1.44%	0.00%
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$24.52B	577,156,244	85.52%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$3.30B	36,539,422	62.31%	0.45%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EXC	EXELON CORP	$45.53B	1,009,535,664	80.88%	0.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$93.27B	777,257,107	65.58%	0.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$23.04B	367,384,808	82.41%	0.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$56.19B	534,195,026	76.58%	0.24%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PPL	PPL CORP	$26.33B	739,263,912	78.38%	0.30%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$21.60B	384,763,662	88.66%	0.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PCG	PG&E CORP	$45.96B	2,675,428,603	77.10%	7.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$8.93B	201,330,195	72.51%	1.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$4.64B	109,514,333	97.77%	1.22%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$38.82B	360,296,124	68.34%	0.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$35.89B	430,774,109	94.08%	0.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EDN	EDENOR	$1.37B	906,455,100	0.27%	0.00%
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$40.47B	576,760,613	84.18%	0.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$46.90B	852,790,571	75.88%	0.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FTS	FORTIS INC	$24.33B	501,600,000	50.27%	0.00%
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$15.69B	256,692,381	83.10%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$28.16B	207,515,682	76.82%	1.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$1.65B	1,514,022,256	0.36%	0.00%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$55.68B	3,967,138,214	1.05%	0.00%
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$4.88B	92,659,335	97.90%	2.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$26.40B	270,278,917	81.70%	1.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$99.26B	1,099,055,064	67.78%	0.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$27.82B	383,232,534	73.94%	1.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$15.31B	230,090,698	88.78%	1.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$34.45B	319,133,501	81.46%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$1.80B	172,465,608	71.84%	3.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$39.66B	498,997,910	74.67%	0.48%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$24.77B	652,728,398	96.71%	1.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IDA	IDACORP INC	$6.14B	54,020,202	85.58%	1.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$140.65B	2,058,631,107	81.09%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$10.40B	45,509,780	88.02%	11.98%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$10.99B	119,399,009	94.50%	1.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OKLO	OKLO INC	$3.75B	139,018,305	29.65%	51.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VSTE	VAST RENEWABLES LTD	$4.47M	29,973,504	0.30%	0.00%

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric 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 regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now are:

1. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is the #1 top regulated electric utility stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -1 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GNE as a "A".

GNE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 9.27% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -6 percentage points.

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the #2 top regulated electric utility stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -11 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP as a "B".

KEP passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 17.96% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 3 percentage points.

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32.

ENIC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 29.84% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 14 percentage points.

Enel Chile Sa has an average 1 year price target of $3.90, a downside of -1.52% from Enel Chile Sa's current stock price of $3.96.

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

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 28 regulated electric utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 regulated electric utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.83%. Brazilian Electric Power Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Brazilian Electric Power Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brazilian Electric Power Co's dividend payout ratio of 10.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.74%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.83%. Edison International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Edison International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Edison International's dividend payout ratio of 45.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.41%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.83%. Enel Chile Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Enel Chile Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Enel Chile Sa's dividend payout ratio of 232.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -1.55% in the last day, and down -0.15% over the last week. Talen Energy was the among the top losers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, dropping -1.17% yesterday.

TLN stock has given up its prior loss. Talen Energy shares were trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS results.

What are the most undervalued regulated electric 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 regulated electric utility stocks right now are:

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Korea Electric Power has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 17.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) is the second most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Brazilian Electric Power Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brazilian Electric Power Co's stock has dropped -2.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -18 percentage points.

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is the third most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Edison International has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has dropped -23.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -39 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

60.61% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 8.26% over the next year.

2.56% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.92% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 5.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the utilities - regulated electric industry is 20.7x.

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Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

1. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

1. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

2. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

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