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Best Regulated Electric Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top regulated electric utility stocks in 2026 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...

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated F and is the 130th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$6.18B	$4.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA SA	$24.59B	$12.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$376.47M	$14.26	$16.00	12.20%	Hold	1	5.06%	33.11%	28.27%	18.22%
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$2.12B	$14.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.64B	$15.27	$13.25	-13.23%	Sell	2	4.62%	17.81%	12.18%	2.19%
PCG	PG&E CORP	$36.23B	$16.45	$22.40	36.17%	Strong Buy	5	3.47%	15.62%	14.36%	3.36%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$90.83B	$88.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$5.76B	$49.73	$50.80	2.15%	Hold	5	6.59%	19.58%	11.32%	3.53%
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$26.69B	$71.07	$72.88	2.54%	Hold	8	3.19%	6.40%	13.27%	3.37%
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$39.91B	$110.49	$106.40	-3.70%	Sell	10	5.98%	7.81%	11.30%	3.66%
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$26.89B	$69.88	$72.18	3.29%	Hold	11	1.74%	-8.92%	16.09%	2.95%
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$56.23B	$63.94	$65.18	1.94%	Hold	11	5.01%	6.97%	13.31%	3.27%
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$19.43B	$15.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDN	EDENOR	$1.08B	$23.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTS	FORTIS INC	$29.01B	$57.18	$62.00	8.43%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$27.14B	$46.92	$52.63	12.16%	Buy	8	2.97%	21.13%	16.12%	3.58%
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$100.01B	$128.60	$136.88	6.43%	Buy	8	4.30%	6.96%	12.38%	3.28%
PPL	PPL CORP	$27.80B	$37.60	$40.92	8.82%	Buy	12	6.27%	13.01%	12.33%	4.06%
EXC	EXELON CORP	$47.56B	$46.50	$50.60	8.82%	Hold	15	3.76%	6.40%	12.42%	3.07%
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$19.02B	$82.61	$86.57	4.79%	Buy	7	6.74%	10.48%	12.36%	3.72%
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.94B	$48.18	$48.00	-0.37%	Buy	5	3.76%	7.67%	12.70%	4.34%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$74.05B	$136.91	$139.33	1.77%	Buy	15	6.05%	4.02%	N/A	3.94%
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$31.39B	$113.56	$118.13	4.02%	Buy	8	5.60%	5.55%	14.19%	3.92%
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$6.55B	$59.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.98%	40.04%	12.61%	3.60%
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$51.55B	$82.58	$91.43	10.72%	Strong Buy	7	8.54%	12.74%	14.30%	4.01%
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$2.95B	$80.60	$78.00	-3.23%	Strong Sell	1	1.84%	5.51%	17.36%	6.03%
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$109.02B	$96.71	$98.08	1.41%	Hold	13	5.66%	11.74%	16.64%	4.23%
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$202.17B	$96.95	$97.00	0.05%	Strong Buy	9	10.60%	6.49%	19.59%	4.89%
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$30.95B	$148.79	$154.80	4.04%	Strong Buy	10	0.24%	14.03%	16.75%	3.75%
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$23.49B	$76.03	$80.80	6.27%	Strong Buy	10	2.54%	7.81%	15.99%	3.76%
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$39.97B	$80.15	$91.85	14.60%	Buy	10	4.03%	6.17%	15.93%	4.70%
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$12.52B	$103.54	$102.33	-1.17%	Hold	9	5.75%	6.60%	9.00%	2.68%
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$53.31B	$116.43	$121.71	4.54%	Strong Buy	14	7.57%	11.94%	16.31%	3.73%
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$28.36B	$43.35	$44.90	3.58%	Buy	10	5.42%	11.86%	14.18%	3.39%
EMA	EMERA INC	$15.86B	$52.99	$53.00	0.02%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$38.24B	$117.46	$119.50	1.74%	Buy	8	6.47%	10.63%	17.03%	4.50%
IDA	IDACORP INC	$8.15B	$147.09	$145.83	-0.85%	Buy	6	10.43%	7.70%	12.62%	4.34%
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$19.13B	$74.06	$75.83	2.39%	Buy	6	5.45%	8.21%	15.37%	4.60%
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$442.90M	$6.30	$15.00	138.10%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	-989.99%
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$802.99M	$7.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-88.15%	-85.95%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$12.22B	$70.40	$104.90	49.01%	Strong Buy	15	N/A	N/A	-6.12%	-5.91%

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is the #1 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 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 Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is equal to the regulated electric utility industry average of 30.

ENIC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 27.35% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 12 percentage points.

2. Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA)

Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA) is the #2 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 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 Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -17 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AXIA as a "B".

AXIA passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Axia Energia Sa has seen its stock return 62.75% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 47 percentage points.

3. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 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 Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 30 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30.

GNE passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -4.68% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -20 percentage points.

Genie Energy has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 12.2% from Genie Energy's current stock price of $14.26.

Genie Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Genie Energy, 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 32 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. Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.22%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.72%. Portland General Electric Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Portland General Electric Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Portland General Electric Co's dividend payout ratio of 93.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.18%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.72%. Dominion Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dominion Energy's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dominion Energy's dividend payout ratio of 78.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Firstenergy (NYSE:FE)

Firstenergy (NYSE:FE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.79%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.72%. Firstenergy's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Firstenergy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Firstenergy's dividend payout ratio of 96.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be 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 1.03% 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 51 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 67.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 52 percentage points.

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) 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.

Enel Chile Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 27.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 12 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) 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.

Central Puerto Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 35.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 21 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

36.36% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 5.06% over the next year.

2.44% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.32% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.66% are rated C (Hold), 24.39% are rated D (Sell), and 12.2% 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 19.55x.

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