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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.

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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	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$16.15	63,193	17.21%	15.31	15.18	14.92	14.79	15.48	66.64	73.75	75.37	100.00	95.51	0.23	0.12	0.11	0.50
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$9.39	305,979	-4.96%	9.21	8.89	8.09	7.66	7.76	71.80	86.28	92.44	67.47	83.30	0.42	0.39	0.03	0.58
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.96	1,066,155	3.76%	3.63	3.43	3.36	3.21	2.97	76.84	97.64	96.87	100.00	99.59	0.15	0.09	0.06	0.72
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.65	1,074,156	-5.79%	7.64	7.45	7.16	6.58	6.72	59.69	66.38	69.12	27.84	37.97	0.15	0.16	-0.01	0.70
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$42.49	3,148,015	-0.13%	42.86	42.18	40.45	40.28	41.48	56.85	75.24	83.83	41.69	67.53	0.73	0.76	-0.03	0.41
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$90.31	146,256	-0.89%	90.78	90.52	90.99	91.38	91.85	47.91	79.93	84.59	71.27	79.39	0.08	-0.03	0.12	0.49
EXC	EXELON CORP	$45.10	6,327,117	3.19%	46.33	46.42	45.13	42.37	40.58	43.73	22.24	26.00	11.69	10.03	0.26	0.48	-0.22	0.47
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$120.00	3,279,614	-5.40%	121.34	120.86	119.36	114.94	114.55	48.60	55.15	58.76	57.52	57.48	0.74	0.83	-0.09	0.31
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$62.71	2,955,250	-35.10%	59.72	58.61	59.68	59.12	62.01	65.37	88.36	84.57	96.50	92.20	0.50	-0.05	0.55	0.46
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$105.19	3,595,571	10.66%	107.34	106.78	105.81	101.47	100.18	45.02	46.73	58.56	28.82	39.51	0.47	0.65	-0.18	0.37
PPL	PPL CORP	$35.62	4,818,170	0.54%	36.19	35.83	35.20	34.15	33.21	49.13	64.76	71.47	27.70	38.49	0.31	0.36	-0.05	0.49
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$56.13	2,358,474	-14.59%	55.96	56.45	56.56	60.12	72.10	49.26	44.79	38.87	44.67	36.14	-0.36	-0.22	-0.15	0.60
PCG	PG&E CORP	$17.18	8,676,388	-20.00%	17.02	17.07	16.83	17.12	18.44	53.35	56.16	50.15	59.10	50.70	0.06	0.07	-0.01	0.69
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$44.34	796,329	-17.06%	45.13	44.88	44.82	43.57	42.12	45.40	37.99	43.32	39.01	49.81	0.11	0.15	-0.04	0.53
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$42.33	886,192	18.34%	41.98	42.43	43.33	42.95	45.15	47.69	56.23	53.67	68.60	64.49	-0.26	-0.33	0.06	0.45
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$107.75	3,635,158	2.25%	110.78	111.08	108.06	100.37	100.66	43.91	28.25	28.07	18.04	14.35	0.59	1.18	-0.59	0.25
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$83.31	3,899,753	-10.74%	84.01	83.33	83.50	81.59	73.84	49.29	75.14	79.74	62.59	71.30	0.26	0.22	0.04	0.49
EDN	EDENOR	$30.25	109,818	9.93%	30.38	31.03	31.57	35.76	30.64	47.39	33.08	24.34	38.02	26.73	-0.41	-0.36	-0.06	0.98
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$70.17	3,159,814	-30.59%	70.46	70.25	69.78	68.54	66.28	50.20	68.37	70.79	63.76	70.52	0.36	0.33	0.03	0.40
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$55.00	4,527,717	11.24%	54.45	53.76	54.23	54.47	55.70	56.00	62.95	60.35	92.13	87.97	0.28	0.04	0.23	0.38
FTS	FORTIS INC	$48.50	445,958	-5.39%	48.91	48.27	46.25	44.38	44.17	55.86	64.26	68.36	33.03	27.67	0.86	0.92	-0.06	0.36
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$61.11	2,670,674	24.32%	61.10	60.97	62.19	60.95	60.15	48.54	78.07	74.02	84.54	84.32	-0.18	-0.30	0.11	0.42
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$135.71	1,403,980	17.23%	136.51	134.80	134.34	128.50	126.04	51.77	80.08	82.96	76.50	84.35	1.07	0.91	0.16	0.45
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$10.88	179,194	-13.78%	10.69	10.88	11.33	12.72	11.66	48.64	34.62	23.28	72.06	49.53	-0.19	-0.23	0.04	0.95
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$70.18	950,173	100.75%	72.12	71.50	66.68	63.35	64.41	50.77	24.88	35.24	11.75	10.44	1.49	1.91	-0.42	0.43
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$52.67	497,330	-26.03%	53.07	52.80	52.38	50.60	47.11	49.78	52.74	54.18	31.88	34.88	0.18	0.26	-0.07	0.30
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$97.68	2,312,261	109.22%	98.94	98.58	98.79	95.95	91.00	45.94	74.40	82.80	69.66	88.86	0.19	0.18	0.01	0.41
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$90.31	3,708,103	-26.01%	91.17	90.96	90.27	87.14	87.65	48.33	48.34	49.62	42.54	39.04	0.39	0.46	-0.07	0.36
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$72.60	1,961,057	-29.93%	73.08	72.95	72.98	70.26	69.30	48.16	45.57	45.13	50.53	51.00	0.16	0.17	-0.01	0.35
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$66.56	6,284,492	153.27%	68.75	68.12	67.55	65.56	63.14	42.64	56.68	77.93	61.57	83.48	0.40	0.46	-0.07	0.41
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$107.96	2,414,495	5.06%	108.84	108.36	107.13	102.66	98.59	50.15	66.95	69.84	63.10	67.29	0.69	0.75	-0.06	0.33
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.42	1,735,522	27.91%	10.32	10.25	10.56	10.11	10.80	51.77	57.33	54.99	77.52	67.33	-0.02	-0.05	0.03	0.51
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$79.48	3,478,567	38.57%	79.89	81.09	81.03	82.96	84.20	44.81	28.35	23.54	39.64	27.71	-0.63	-0.45	-0.18	0.58
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$37.95	5,255,445	33.60%	38.58	37.80	36.31	34.37	31.70	54.73	78.92	86.47	62.41	82.46	0.74	0.76	-0.02	0.52
IDA	IDACORP INC	$113.68	403,272	-21.30%	116.68	117.18	116.05	113.18	109.51	41.48	21.31	28.56	3.05	6.98	-0.01	0.39	-0.40	0.43
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$68.32	12,934,730	29.84%	66.79	66.63	68.99	69.82	74.64	53.58	67.62	58.95	94.34	86.42	-0.40	-0.71	0.31	0.61
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$228.61	1,221,472	-14.00%	222.02	211.45	203.13	212.28	190.52	61.45	85.24	86.84	87.39	90.46	7.51	4.84	2.67	1.73
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$92.01	1,055,482	-24.67%	93.97	93.74	93.08	89.90	89.20	43.97	27.32	38.41	5.86	13.28	0.19	0.43	-0.23	0.43
OKLO	OKLO INC	$26.95	10,869,538	-35.06%	25.72	24.05	25.22	29.34	21.30	55.53	84.70	84.47	83.72	88.02	0.51	-0.20	0.71	0.84
VSTE	VAST RENEWABLES LTD	$0.15	3,359,924	-63.46%	0.33	0.34	0.39	0.70	1.18	19.36	16.12	23.21	20.48	31.98	-0.04	-0.03	-0.02	-0.07

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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