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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 121st 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
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$381.26M	$14.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.40%	120.57%	35.80%	18.06%
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA	$21.64B	$10.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$5.49B	$3.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.53B	$14.68	$13.25	-9.74%	Sell	2	7.17%	13.08%	10.57%	1.90%
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$2.29B	$15.15	$17.50	15.51%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$20.83B	$16.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$27.60B	$71.73	$68.38	-4.68%	Hold	8	1.28%	-15.68%	15.69%	2.93%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$6.19B	$53.60	$49.20	-8.21%	Hold	5	5.84%	11.36%	11.30%	3.53%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$93.31B	$90.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCG	PG&E CORP	$39.87B	$18.14	$22.21	22.46%	Strong Buy	7	4.76%	19.11%	14.63%	3.36%
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$29.57B	$51.16	$51.00	-0.31%	Buy	10	3.22%	22.68%	16.15%	3.61%
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$41.50B	$114.88	$105.80	-7.90%	Sell	10	4.58%	7.89%	11.01%	3.57%
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$55.55B	$63.21	$65.20	3.15%	Hold	10	6.04%	6.31%	13.31%	3.34%
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$27.45B	$73.10	$74.11	1.38%	Hold	9	3.07%	7.07%	13.75%	3.49%
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$2.73B	$74.77	$73.00	-2.37%	Strong Sell	1	1.84%	5.51%	16.70%	5.80%
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$51.10B	$81.91	$87.20	6.46%	Strong Buy	10	8.64%	13.23%	14.34%	4.16%
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$28.73B	$44.01	$42.60	-3.20%	Buy	10	5.17%	12.31%	14.57%	3.49%
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$6.41B	$58.85	$61.25	4.08%	Hold	2	3.45%	35.37%	17.93%	5.59%
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$19.03B	$82.63	$87.25	5.59%	Buy	8	5.75%	10.47%	12.32%	3.71%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$72.26B	$133.61	$135.00	1.04%	Buy	15	5.81%	4.05%	N/A	3.92%
EXC	EXELON CORP	$50.96B	$49.82	$51.46	3.28%	Buy	11	3.70%	6.29%	12.44%	3.07%
PPL	PPL CORP	$28.47B	$38.51	$39.91	3.63%	Buy	11	6.39%	13.05%	12.21%	4.01%
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.97B	$48.35	$47.43	-1.90%	Hold	7	3.32%	6.54%	12.56%	4.35%
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$193.31B	$92.78	$93.08	0.33%	Buy	12	10.70%	13.09%	19.73%	5.06%
EDN	EDENOR	$1.19B	$26.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTS	FORTIS INC	$29.52B	$58.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$30.97B	$112.04	$114.22	1.95%	Buy	9	4.97%	5.59%	14.13%	3.91%
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$103.55B	$133.15	$134.36	0.91%	Buy	11	3.69%	6.84%	12.46%	3.30%
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$41.76B	$83.73	$92.35	10.29%	Buy	10	3.55%	6.20%	16.04%	4.73%
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$109.71B	$98.01	$97.19	-0.83%	Hold	13	6.82%	11.66%	18.17%	4.20%
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$31.08B	$149.57	$150.20	0.42%	Buy	10	1.11%	8.67%	16.54%	3.76%
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$23.85B	$77.83	$78.44	0.79%	Buy	9	3.56%	8.80%	16.42%	3.76%
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$47.83B	$105.58	$105.73	0.14%	Buy	15	8.34%	11.81%	16.23%	3.82%
IDA	IDACORP INC	$7.82B	$142.39	$142.00	-0.27%	Buy	6	10.25%	8.31%	12.82%	4.48%
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$12.44B	$102.91	$97.60	-5.16%	Hold	10	5.77%	6.52%	8.97%	2.67%
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$18.72B	$72.79	$74.43	2.25%	Buy	7	5.63%	8.56%	15.45%	4.53%
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$38.20B	$117.35	$120.60	2.77%	Buy	10	6.26%	10.64%	17.01%	4.49%
EMA	EMERA INC	$16.01B	$53.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$291.75M	$4.15	$16.25	291.57%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	-561.21%
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$684.41M	$6.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	-269.26%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$9.12B	$58.37	$129.80	122.37%	Strong Buy	10	N/A	N/A	-4.21%	-4.07%

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

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

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30.

GNE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 2.49% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -15 percentage points.

2. Axia Energia (NYSE:AXIA)

Axia Energia (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 (NYSE:AXIA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Axia Energia (NYSE:AXIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -7 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 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Axia Energia has seen its stock return 59.71% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 42 percentage points.

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) 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 Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 8, which is -22 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ENIC as a "B".

ENIC passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 19.22% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 2 percentage points.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 31 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. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.23%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.71%. 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 77.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.87%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.71%. 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 74.9% 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 3.54%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.71%. 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 29.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks up?

Regulated electric utility stocks were up 0.91% in the last day, and up 0.37% over the last week.

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

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 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.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 111.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 94 percentage points.

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) 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.

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 gained 28.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 11 percentage points.

3. PG&E (NYSE:PCG)

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) 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.

PG&E has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

PG&E's stock has gained 10.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -7 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

50% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 4.07% over the next year.

2.44% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.2% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.9% are rated C (Hold), 31.71% are rated D (Sell), and 9.76% 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 20.33x.

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