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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 136th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$2.21B	1,513,770,222	0.49%	0.10%
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA SA	$19.22B	1,975,377,219	1.97%	5.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PCG	PG&E CORP	$36.29B	2,202,224,728	91.47%	8.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$83.36B	5,198,968,690	1.17%	0.00%
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$5.73B	69,166,557,219	0.07%	0.00%
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.32B	172,635,624	80.14%	4.02%	Net Selling
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$95.15B	779,596,217	69.27%	0.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$15.50B	641,964,077	4.11%	0.00%
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$25.61B	376,080,025	83.27%	0.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXC	EXELON CORP	$45.84B	1,023,208,142	87.89%	0.48%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PPL	PPL CORP	$26.60B	752,350,362	89.56%	0.34%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$2.79B	36,756,422	59.29%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$27.26B	384,793,941	90.42%	0.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$5.78B	115,730,011	98.81%	1.19%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$372.29M	26,403,701	39.06%	47.42%	Net Selling
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$26.44B	578,431,175	90.18%	0.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$38.74B	498,321,402	74.73%	0.51%	Net Buying	Net Selling
EDN	EDENOR	$1.17B	906,455,100	0.26%	0.02%
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$18.83B	230,513,025	92.80%	1.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$38.44B	368,529,705	71.50%	0.44%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$12.28B	121,187,166	98.86%	1.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.62B	206,374,321	76.67%	1.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$102.90B	1,127,301,098	69.96%	0.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$6.43B	110,707,257	98.04%	1.96%	Net Selling
EMA	EMERA INC	$15.62B	305,780,000	52.01%	0.00%
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$175.19B	2,085,341,456	82.86%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$29.65B	276,751,616	84.53%	1.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$36.24B	325,725,678	85.50%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTS	FORTIS INC	$28.04B	509,100,000	50.25%	0.00%	Net Buying
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$48.46B	624,269,560	89.50%	0.81%	Net Selling
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$21.91B	308,919,602	96.31%	1.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$49.50B	457,832,070	94.43%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$68.98B	544,104,955	81.64%	0.27%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$29.77B	208,028,313	80.09%	1.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$18.52B	258,277,037	92.53%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$27.38B	654,169,480	98.70%	1.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IDA	IDACORP INC	$7.65B	55,408,235	98.23%	1.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$783.92M	105,935,254	17.60%	8.93%
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$391.58M	70,300,948	14.03%	0.00%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$10.26B	173,990,987	51.14%	34.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$57.62B	879,455,403	79.17%	0.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

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

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

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -1 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CEPU as a "A".

CEPU passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 20% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 10 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: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, 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 32.38% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 22 percentage points.

3. PG&E (NYSE:PCG)

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for PG&E (NYSE:PCG) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30.

PCG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. PG&E has seen its stock return 13.03% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 3 percentage points.

PG&E has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 35.52% from PG&E's current stock price of $16.48.

PG&E stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering PG&E, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 16.67% 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 33 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. Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES)

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) has an annual dividend yield of 4.52%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.95%. Eversource Energy's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Eversource Energy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Eversource Energy's dividend payout ratio of 65.1% 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 4.2%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.95%. 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.

3. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.08%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.95%. 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.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -1.75% in the last day, and up 1.14% 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 52 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 5.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -4 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 52 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 18.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 8 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 24 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has gained 43.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 33 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

42.42% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 10.87% over the next year.

2.5% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.5% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.5% are rated C (Hold), 40% are rated D (Sell), and 7.5% 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 18.91x.

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