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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$6.18B	69,166,557,219	0.07%	0.00%
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA SA	$24.59B	1,975,377,219	1.60%	5.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$376.47M	26,400,518	38.14%	47.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$2.12B	1,513,770,222	0.39%	0.10%
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.64B	172,620,476	80.66%	4.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PCG	PG&E CORP	$36.23B	2,202,224,728	91.60%	8.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$90.83B	5,132,617,708	1.15%	0.00%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$5.76B	115,730,011	95.51%	1.25%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$26.69B	375,496,611	84.70%	0.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$39.91B	361,247,438	71.79%	0.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$26.89B	384,793,941	90.93%	0.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$56.23B	879,455,403	82.47%	0.71%	Net Buying
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$19.43B	641,964,077	3.58%	0.00%
EDN	EDENOR	$1.08B	906,455,100	0.30%	0.02%
FTS	FORTIS INC	$29.01B	507,340,068	51.04%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$27.14B	578,431,175	89.35%	0.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$100.01B	777,670,866	69.10%	0.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PPL	PPL CORP	$27.80B	739,306,310	88.26%	0.35%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EXC	EXELON CORP	$47.56B	1,022,892,585	87.84%	0.48%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$19.02B	230,281,586	92.42%	1.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.94B	206,374,321	78.96%	1.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$74.05B	540,861,473	81.28%	0.27%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$31.39B	276,424,515	83.88%	1.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$6.55B	110,707,257	98.03%	1.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$51.55B	624,269,560	88.51%	0.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$2.95B	36,563,899	59.54%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$109.02B	1,127,301,098	70.69%	0.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$202.17B	2,085,341,456	82.64%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$30.95B	208,028,313	77.89%	1.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$23.49B	308,919,602	95.06%	1.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$39.97B	498,739,910	75.58%	0.51%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$12.52B	120,905,390	98.82%	1.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$53.31B	457,832,070	94.14%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$28.36B	654,169,480	98.72%	1.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMA	EMERA INC	$15.86B	299,250,000	51.61%	0.00%
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$38.24B	325,531,361	83.24%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IDA	IDACORP INC	$8.15B	55,408,235	98.17%	1.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$19.13B	258,277,037	89.49%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$442.90M	70,300,948	26.88%	0.00%
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$802.99M	105,935,266	20.22%	8.93%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$12.22B	173,568,788	43.11%	34.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling

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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