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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 120th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$358.48M	26,494,954	38.00%	47.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA	$20.77B	1,977,787,007	1.60%	5.21%
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.43B	172,620,476	80.66%	4.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$5.41B	69,166,557,220	0.07%	0.00%
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$2.29B	1,514,022,256	0.39%	0.00%
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$20.53B	641,964,077	3.58%	0.00%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$5.89B	115,561,705	95.65%	1.25%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$26.84B	384,790,927	90.92%	0.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PCG	PG&E CORP	$38.07B	2,197,967,954	91.60%	8.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$84.16B	5,132,617,708	1.15%	0.00%
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$52.18B	878,785,631	82.53%	0.71%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$28.05B	577,932,879	89.42%	0.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$25.03B	375,496,611	84.69%	0.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EDN	EDENOR	$1.26B	906,455,100	0.30%	0.00%
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$47.90B	623,876,813	88.57%	0.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$18.12B	230,281,586	92.41%	1.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$2.71B	36,563,899	59.54%	0.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$186.48B	2,083,521,964	82.71%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$39.54B	361,247,438	71.79%	0.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PPL	PPL CORP	$27.02B	739,306,310	88.26%	0.35%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$67.96B	540,861,473	81.28%	0.27%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$27.43B	652,871,584	98.72%	1.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$6.33B	108,921,356	98.03%	1.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXC	EXELON CORP	$47.50B	1,022,892,585	87.84%	0.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$29.32B	276,424,515	83.88%	1.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTS	FORTIS INC	$27.93B	507,340,068	51.04%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.52B	206,259,022	79.00%	1.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$98.62B	777,670,866	69.09%	0.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$29.42B	207,803,764	77.97%	1.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$39.62B	498,739,910	75.58%	0.51%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$104.54B	1,119,391,291	71.19%	0.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$22.80B	306,420,901	95.84%	1.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$36.52B	325,531,361	83.24%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$45.25B	452,989,837	95.15%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$11.76B	120,905,390	98.82%	1.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IDA	IDACORP INC	$7.44B	54,899,034	98.17%	1.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$17.67B	257,140,829	89.89%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$647.39M	105,782,441	20.25%	8.94%
EMA	EMERA INC	$15.34B	299,250,000	51.61%	0.00%
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$359.24M	70,300,948	26.88%	0.00%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$9.37B	173,568,788	43.11%	35.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling

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 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 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 lose -8.52% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -18 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 41.7% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 33 percentage points.

3. Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE)

Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) 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 Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -11 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HE as a "B".

HE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Hawaiian Electric Industries has seen its stock return 26.9% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 18 percentage points.

Hawaiian Electric Industries has an average 1 year price target of $13.25, a downside of -5.76% from Hawaiian Electric Industries's current stock price of $14.06.

Hawaiian Electric Industries stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hawaiian Electric Industries, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 50% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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 4.5%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.86%. 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 4.07%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.86%. 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. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.81%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.86%. National Grid's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eleven times in the last 10 years. National Grid's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Grid's dividend payout ratio of 52.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -2.87% in the last day, and down -4.92% over the last week. National Grid was the among the top losers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, dropping -4.14% yesterday.

Shares of U.S.-listed UK companies are trading lower after Oxford Economics cut its 2026 UK GDP growth forecast from 0.9% to 0.4% amid inflationary energy prices and delayed monetary easing.

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 112.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 103 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 18.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 9 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 0.7% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -8 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

53.13% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 8.57% over the next year.

0% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.2% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.66% are rated C (Hold), 24.39% 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 19.53x.

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