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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.

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated C and is the 82nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$24.91	$9.22	170.10%	43.70x	N/A	1.48x	3.38x	1.44x	$64.30M	9.80%	$198.01M	7.52	$538.01M	23.65
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$10.22	$14.08	-27.39%	5.37x	N/A	0.20x	0.47x	1.00x	$1.44B	11.00%	$27.92B	21.74	$118.06B	6.33
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$12.33	$43.62	-71.73%	41.80x	6.97x	2.83x	1.16x	0.10x	$104.44M	5.60%	$1.61B	10.63	$2.20B	5.92
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.64	$7.11	-48.79%	32.50x	10.71x	1.18x	0.95x	0.20x	$905.10M	17.97%	$5.30B	3.83	$7.68B	17.41
EDN	EDENOR	$29.10	N/A	N/A	5.23x	727.50x	0.72x	0.98x	N/A	-$101.95M	-7.73%	$1.35B	29.72	$1.72B	2.74
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$87.93	$25.72	241.90%	24.84x	23.83x	4.56x	3.18x	4.98x	$50.02M	1.56%	$1.01B	27.67	$3.96B	13.90
EMA	EMERA INC	$45.13	N/A	N/A	21.11x	N/A	2.35x	N/A	N/A	-$360.87M	-2.69%	$9.95B	33.50	N/A	N/A
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$40.34	$21.55	87.20%	21.46x	15.94x	1.67x	1.85x	1.27x	-$677.00M	-2.91%	$12.57B	21.78	$47.91B	8.65
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$65.21	$37.72	72.89%	28.35x	13.75x	1.89x	1.56x	0.92x	-$1.43B	-5.97%	$15.34B	41.77	$53.28B	13.65
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.46	N/A	N/A	9.50x	93.25x	2.13x	0.70x	N/A	$860.45M	5.83%	$20.97B	10.61	$23.56B	5.22
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$72.71	N/A	N/A	5.46x	14.72x	2.55x	1.46x	N/A	-$2.63B	-3.52%	$51.09B	49.77	$137.29B	7.97
PCG	PG&E CORP	$13.64	$12.81	6.45%	12.51x	9.08x	1.22x	1.19x	0.70x	-$1.74B	-5.83%	$30.69B	13.98	$94.05B	9.85
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$61.08	$24.38	150.50%	21.06x	19.00x	3.85x	2.21x	2.56x	-$1.02B	-6.50%	$7.09B	27.62	$26.29B	14.23
EXC	EXELON CORP	$43.25	$17.69	144.45%	16.08x	16.04x	1.84x	1.58x	5.30x	-$1.50B	-3.44%	$27.61B	27.39	$90.35B	10.50
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$48.32	N/A	N/A	6.82x	7.97x	1.07x	1.12x	N/A	-$641.00M	-3.45%	$16.62B	43.17	$56.83B	6.84
PPL	PPL CORP	$33.89	$15.10	124.45%	25.10x	18.64x	2.89x	1.75x	1.56x	-$458.00M	-1.83%	$14.30B	19.36	$42.03B	12.54
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$116.86	$45.46	157.04%	19.38x	18.48x	2.94x	1.79x	3.36x	-$189.00M	-0.21%	$50.67B	65.21	$177.84B	11.55
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$102.90	$44.42	131.64%	19.83x	17.59x	2.72x	2.01x	2.29x	-$1.56B	-2.84%	$27.32B	51.22	$101.61B	12.31
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$103.96	$40.37	157.53%	19.15x	18.49x	2.31x	1.57x	3.50x	-$811.00M	-2.23%	$23.78B	67.93	$63.31B	11.19
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$82.07	$34.36	138.82%	26.22x	21.17x	2.96x	2.33x	1.69x	-$1.95B	-5.52%	$15.19B	35.29	$64.77B	11.80
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$95.70	$37.73	153.66%	21.17x	19.41x	3.27x	2.12x	2.62x	-$1.89B	-7.31%	$12.22B	45.26	$45.47B	12.91
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$40.96	$22.87	79.07%	14.37x	12.75x	1.30x	1.17x	2.01x	-$468.00M	-10.44%	$3.84B	35.13	$9.51B	8.80
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$67.62	$30.15	124.27%	19.89x	17.73x	2.84x	1.97x	2.08x	-$3.20B	-8.22%	$19.80B	34.44	$70.20B	12.47
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$44.31	$15.31	189.48%	18.31x	19.50x	2.84x	1.93x	7.91x	-$367.80M	-4.13%	$4.62B	22.94	$14.78B	10.69
FTS	FORTIS INC	$48.16	$16.83	186.22%	20.08x	19.51x	2.84x	1.38x	4.70x	-$778.26M	-3.22%	$17.49B	34.87	$48.72B	17.57
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$55.51	$27.22	103.93%	23.03x	16.37x	3.18x	1.73x	1.40x	-$8.46B	-17.87%	$27.37B	32.09	$91.09B	13.55
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$135.22	$51.60	162.08%	18.25x	18.69x	2.05x	2.35x	4.42x	-$622.00M	-2.22%	$11.92B	57.59	$51.41B	12.22
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$90.35	$30.87	192.69%	21.51x	21.13x	3.57x	2.67x	4.11x	$415.00M	0.42%	$37.22B	33.84	$167.09B	12.07
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.49	N/A	N/A	-0.91x	11.40x	0.59x	1.20x	N/A	$112.05M	6.20%	$1.51B	8.73	$3.88B	-2.59
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$36.37	$13.97	160.25%	24.41x	20.77x	2.65x	2.17x	2.22x	-$2.70B	-11.36%	$10.96B	16.80	$45.37B	13.06
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$105.11	$37.60	179.52%	20.45x	20.07x	3.69x	2.59x	3.98x	$473.10M	1.41%	$12.98B	40.78	$53.97B	13.32
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$277.16	$128.77	115.24%	27.12x	36.92x	6.37x	10.69x	1.34x	-$324.00M	-2.55%	$1.18B	25.74	$15.29B	14.13
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$70.53	$27.24	158.92%	20.81x	19.66x	3.47x	3.24x	2.90x	-$879.00M	-3.25%	$8.34B	21.75	$43.47B	11.85
IDA	IDACORP INC	$113.95	$44.86	153.99%	20.24x	19.63x	3.41x	1.84x	2.90x	-$341.61M	-5.54%	$3.35B	61.84	$8.97B	12.59
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$81.00	$30.67	164.10%	22.07x	20.20x	3.75x	2.47x	2.73x	-$690.00M	-1.71%	$16.37B	32.87	$63.07B	16.02
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$67.99	$28.80	136.09%	17.89x	16.86x	2.66x	1.58x	3.04x	-$194.80M	-1.24%	$9.93B	43.10	$30.01B	11.47
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$74.78	$30.74	143.26%	27.90x	20.35x	6.09x	3.09x	1.65x	$4.41B	2.86%	$49.81B	24.20	$241.20B	16.70
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$89.97	$35.03	156.83%	17.47x	19.93x	2.07x	1.59x	4.76x	-$396.07M	-3.68%	$6.74B	56.35	$22.86B	11.13
OKLO	OKLO INC	$63.66	N/A	N/A	-120.11x	-139.00x	N/A	32.90x	N/A	-$43.93M	-0.50%	$269.33M	1.95	$8.77B	-139.73
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$56.54	$23.91	136.45%	25.13x	20.22x	2.60x	2.09x	1.73x	-$743.96M	-14.20%	$2.50B	27.03	$11.35B	12.46

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Jun 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: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

GNE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 69.8% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 49 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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -12 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP as a "A".

KEP passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 42.74% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 22 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) 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 Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

CEPU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 28.44% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 7 percentage points.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 30 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. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.95%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. 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 2.95%. 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.

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 6.66%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.95%. 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.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -0.66% in the last day, and up 1.56% over the last week.

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

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 45 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 42.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 22 percentage points.

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the second 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.

Central Puerto Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 28.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 7 percentage points.

3. Edenor (NYSE:EDN)

Edenor (NYSE:EDN) is the third 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.

Edenor has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edenor's stock has gained 65.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 45 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 6.56% over the next year.

5.13% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.79% are rated C (Hold), 10.26% 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 19.07x.

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