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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 114th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$1.67B	1,514,022,256	0.36%	0.00%
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$421.48M	26,845,687	35.89%	46.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$18.24B	641,964,077	3.37%	0.00%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$73.30B	5,132,617,708	1.03%	0.00%
EMA	EMERA INC	$14.37B	299,250,000	50.78%	0.00%
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$15.53B	1,977,787,007	1.36%	0.00%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$60.98B	534,794,763	81.24%	0.24%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$24.69B	371,115,181	83.59%	0.85%	Net Selling
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.11B	172,611,853	74.15%	4.02%	Net Selling
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$43.92B	591,426,177	86.67%	0.82%	Net Selling
FTS	FORTIS INC	$25.42B	501,600,000	50.72%	0.00%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$4.72B	109,562,368	97.03%	1.24%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$16.27B	45,685,316	80.88%	19.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$4.81B	69,166,557,220	0.07%	0.00%
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$36.66B	360,651,665	70.36%	0.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EDN	EDENOR	$1.07B	906,455,100	0.37%	0.00%
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$39.88B	446,409,069	94.00%	0.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PCG	PG&E CORP	$40.64B	2,675,580,992	78.24%	7.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$3.21B	36,541,849	61.19%	0.45%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$27.57B	270,409,918	85.51%	1.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$21.40B	384,834,007	88.81%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IDA	IDACORP INC	$6.92B	54,032,920	98.10%	1.90%	Net Selling
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$25.28B	577,403,931	86.20%	0.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$52.83B	853,433,625	81.40%	0.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$96.69B	777,624,467	70.12%	0.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXC	EXELON CORP	$45.41B	1,009,987,294	83.82%	0.48%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PPL	PPL CORP	$27.29B	739,515,243	81.92%	0.30%	Net Buying	Net Selling
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$17.20B	256,876,299	82.52%	0.57%	Net Selling
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.17B	201,395,142	73.79%	1.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$29.05B	207,587,803	79.12%	1.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$16.64B	230,155,314	89.89%	1.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$41.77B	499,079,754	74.91%	0.48%	Net Buying	Net Selling
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$34.94B	321,866,395	82.05%	0.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$28.04B	383,444,250	76.97%	1.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$103.93B	1,100,047,407	70.56%	0.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$24.84B	652,864,878	98.77%	1.23%	Net Selling
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$157.17B	2,059,292,588	81.08%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$10.91B	119,427,244	97.95%	1.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OKLO	OKLO INC	$10.39B	147,609,194	36.56%	44.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$5.98B	105,378,979	98.03%	1.97%	Net Selling

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

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

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 6 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32.

CEPU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 27.25% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 4 percentage points.

2. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

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

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 8 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32.

GNE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -2.85% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -26 percentage points.

3. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

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

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -16 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 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 81.02% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 58 percentage points.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 26 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. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.39%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.67%. 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 35.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.67%. 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 shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dominion Energy's dividend payout ratio of 101.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.31%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.67%. National Grid's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. National Grid's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Grid's dividend payout ratio of 26.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks up?

Regulated electric utility stocks were up 0.61% in the last day, and down -0.04% 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 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.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 81.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 58 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 15 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 27.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 4 percentage points.

3. Edenor (NYSE:EDN)

Edenor (NYSE:EDN) 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.

Edenor 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.

Edenor's stock has gained 33.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 10 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

45.45% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 4.1% over the next year.

5.13% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.56% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 20.51% 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 19.68x.

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