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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...

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated D and is the 106th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$436.21M	$16.15	1.00%	$18.60M	34.36x	1.01	United States
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$12.06B	$9.39	-1.57%	$18.65B	4.94x	5.15	Republic Of Korea
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$5.48B	$3.96	2.86%	$440.98M	35.36x	1.49	Chile
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$15.13B	$7.65	2.55%	$4.52B	9.75x	1.38	Brazil
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$24.52B	$42.49	-1.07%	$5.54B	22.60x	3.10	United States
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$3.30B	$90.31	-1.98%	$284.60M	25.51x	1.53	United States
EXC	EXELON CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$45.53B	$45.10	-2.68%	$8.60B	16.77x	2.97	United States
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$93.27B	$120.00	-2.12%	$15.40B	19.90x	2.68	United States
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$23.04B	$62.71	0.76%	$3.90B	27.27x	2.92	United States
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$56.19B	$105.19	-2.13%	$8.25B	20.27x	2.82	United States
PPL	PPL CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$26.33B	$35.62	-1.95%	$3.35B	26.39x	1.92	United States
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$21.60B	$56.13	0.68%	$8.31B	7.93x	4.19	United States
PCG	PG&E CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$45.96B	$17.18	-0.12%	$9.55B	15.76x	3.41	United States
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$8.93B	$44.34	-1.90%	$1.38B	18.32x	2.02	United States
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$4.64B	$42.33	-0.59%	$1.08B	14.85x	2.30	United States
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$38.82B	$107.75	-2.96%	$5.66B	19.84x	1.97	United States
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$35.89B	$83.31	-1.10%	$5.49B	26.62x	3.38	United States
EDN	EDENOR	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$1.37B	$30.25	0.33%	$626.75M	5.44x	1.64	Argentina
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$40.47B	$70.17	-1.67%	$5.63B	20.64x	2.67	United States
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$46.90B	$55.00	-0.27%	$6.72B	22.82x	2.70	United States
FTS	FORTIS INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$24.33B	$48.50	-2.53%	$2.77B	20.22x	2.01	Canada
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$15.69B	$61.11	-1.12%	$1.80B	22.72x	2.24	United States
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$28.16B	$135.71	-2.09%	$4.21B	18.31x	3.16	United States
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$1.65B	$10.88	-0.09%	$372.26M	36.88x	0.44	Argentina
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$55.68B	$70.18	-3.29%	$8.62B	18.11x	2.29	United Kingdom
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$4.88B	$52.67	-0.49%	$914.75M	19.73x	3.40	United States
AEE	AMEREN CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$26.40B	$97.68	-1.87%	$3.52B	21.61x	2.73	United States
SO	SOUTHERN CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$99.26B	$90.31	-1.95%	$13.84B	21.50x	2.98	United States
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$27.82B	$72.60	-1.83%	$3.67B	21.42x	3.28	United States
EVRG	EVERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$15.31B	$66.56	-4.42%	$2.62B	17.52x	2.26	United States
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$34.45B	$107.96	-1.51%	$4.05B	21.00x	2.72	United States
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$1.80B	$10.42	0.29%	-$1.33B	-0.88x	10.22	United States
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$39.66B	$79.48	-0.39%	$3.94B	21.66x	2.40	United States
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$24.77B	$37.95	-2.82%	$3.48B	25.47x	3.06	United States
IDA	IDACORP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$6.14B	$113.68	-2.28%	$712.04M	20.19x	1.86	United States
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$140.65B	$68.32	1.43%	$14.45B	25.49x	2.69	United States
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$10.40B	$228.61	-1.17%	$1.08B	22.37x	3.97	United States
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$10.99B	$92.01	-1.92%	$2.05B	17.87x	3.03	United States
OKLO	OKLO INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$3.75B	$26.95	-0.63%	-$72.67M	-36.42x	0.12	United States
VSTE	VAST RENEWABLES LTD	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$4.47M	$0.15	-3.87%	-$16.51M	0.00x	-4.06	Australia

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

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

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -1 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GNE as a "A".

GNE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 9.27% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -6 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 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: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -11 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 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 17.96% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 3 percentage points.

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

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

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32.

ENIC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 29.84% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 14 percentage points.

Enel Chile Sa has an average 1 year price target of $3.90, a downside of -1.52% from Enel Chile Sa's current stock price of $3.96.

Enel Chile Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Enel Chile Sa, 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 28 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. 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 2.83%. 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.

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.74%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.83%. 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.

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.41%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.83%. 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 high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -1.55% in the last day, and down -0.15% over the last week. Talen Energy was the among the top losers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, dropping -1.17% yesterday.

TLN stock has given up its prior loss. Talen Energy shares were trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS results.

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 43 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 17.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) 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.

Brazilian Electric Power Co 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.

Brazilian Electric Power Co's stock has dropped -2.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -18 percentage points.

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) 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.

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 dropped -23.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -39 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

60.61% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 8.26% over the next year.

2.56% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.92% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% 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 20.7x.

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Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

1. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

1. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

3. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

2. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

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