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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 C and is the 85th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$22.80	$9.28	145.67%	40.00x	N/A	1.36x	3.09x	1.32x	$64.30M	10.71%	$198.01M	7.52	$481.36M	21.16
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$13.62	$14.16	-3.84%	7.16x	N/A	0.27x	0.63x	1.33x	$1.44B	8.25%	$27.92B	21.74	$122.43B	6.57
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$11.45	$43.89	-73.91%	38.81x	6.47x	2.63x	1.08x	0.10x	$104.44M	6.03%	$1.61B	10.63	$2.07B	5.56
EDN	EDENOR	$25.75	N/A	N/A	4.63x	643.75x	0.64x	0.87x	N/A	-$101.95M	-8.73%	$1.35B	29.72	$1.56B	2.49
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.51	$7.15	-50.93%	31.34x	10.32x	1.14x	0.92x	0.19x	$905.10M	18.63%	$5.30B	3.83	$7.50B	17.00
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$88.06	$25.88	240.26%	24.88x	23.86x	4.56x	3.19x	4.99x	$50.02M	1.56%	$1.01B	27.67	$3.96B	13.92
EMA	EMERA INC	$45.77	N/A	N/A	21.41x	N/A	2.39x	N/A	N/A	-$360.87M	-2.65%	$9.95B	33.50	N/A	N/A
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$66.11	$37.64	75.63%	28.74x	13.94x	1.91x	1.58x	0.94x	-$1.43B	-5.89%	$15.34B	41.77	$53.61B	13.74
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$70.65	N/A	N/A	5.30x	13.92x	2.48x	1.42x	N/A	-$2.63B	-3.63%	$51.09B	49.77	$135.17B	7.85
EXC	EXELON CORP	$43.63	$17.89	143.88%	16.22x	16.18x	1.86x	1.60x	5.20x	-$1.50B	-3.41%	$27.61B	27.39	$90.73B	10.55
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$40.53	$21.64	87.30%	21.56x	16.01x	1.68x	1.86x	1.28x	-$677.00M	-2.89%	$12.57B	21.78	$48.02B	8.67
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$62.60	$24.54	155.13%	21.59x	19.47x	3.94x	2.27x	2.62x	-$1.02B	-6.34%	$7.09B	27.62	$26.68B	14.44
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.16	N/A	N/A	9.12x	89.50x	2.05x	0.68x	N/A	$860.45M	6.08%	$20.97B	10.61	$22.97B	5.09
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$106.04	$45.18	134.72%	20.43x	18.10x	2.81x	2.07x	2.29x	-$1.56B	-2.75%	$27.32B	51.22	$103.28B	12.52
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$58.16	$27.46	111.79%	24.13x	17.16x	3.33x	1.81x	1.46x	-$8.46B	-17.05%	$27.37B	32.09	$93.35B	13.88
PPL	PPL CORP	$34.33	$15.19	125.94%	25.43x	18.86x	2.93x	1.78x	1.58x	-$458.00M	-1.81%	$14.30B	19.36	$42.35B	12.63
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$44.52	$15.36	189.76%	18.40x	19.60x	2.86x	1.94x	8.11x	-$367.80M	-4.11%	$4.62B	22.94	$14.82B	10.72
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$118.17	$45.71	158.51%	19.60x	18.69x	2.97x	1.81x	3.41x	-$189.00M	-0.21%	$50.67B	65.21	$178.85B	11.61
PCG	PG&E CORP	$13.54	$12.89	5.03%	12.42x	9.02x	1.21x	1.18x	0.70x	-$1.74B	-5.87%	$30.69B	13.98	$93.79B	9.82
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$101.07	$40.71	148.25%	18.61x	17.97x	2.24x	1.53x	3.37x	-$811.00M	-2.29%	$23.78B	67.93	$62.27B	11.01
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$82.12	$34.48	138.17%	26.24x	21.16x	2.96x	2.33x	1.70x	-$1.95B	-5.52%	$15.19B	35.29	$64.79B	11.81
FTS	FORTIS INC	$47.17	$16.96	178.20%	19.66x	19.06x	2.78x	1.35x	4.57x	-$778.26M	-3.29%	$17.49B	34.87	$48.22B	17.39
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$41.47	$22.82	81.74%	14.55x	12.91x	1.32x	1.18x	2.09x	-$468.00M	-10.31%	$3.84B	35.13	$9.56B	8.85
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$51.29	N/A	N/A	7.24x	8.47x	1.14x	1.19x	N/A	-$641.00M	-3.25%	$16.62B	43.17	$57.98B	6.98
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$133.66	$51.49	159.56%	18.04x	18.54x	2.03x	2.33x	4.55x	-$622.00M	-2.25%	$11.92B	57.59	$51.08B	12.14
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$68.45	$30.34	125.62%	20.13x	17.96x	2.87x	1.99x	2.11x	-$3.20B	-8.12%	$19.80B	34.44	$70.68B	12.55
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$96.29	$38.05	153.09%	21.30x	19.54x	3.29x	2.13x	2.62x	-$1.89B	-7.26%	$12.22B	45.26	$45.63B	12.95
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$93.26	$31.04	200.49%	22.20x	21.81x	3.68x	2.75x	4.26x	$415.00M	0.40%	$37.22B	33.84	$170.29B	12.30
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$286.31	$125.67	127.83%	28.01x	35.78x	6.58x	11.04x	1.47x	-$324.00M	-2.47%	$1.18B	25.74	$15.70B	14.51
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$36.22	$14.06	157.56%	24.31x	20.68x	2.64x	2.16x	2.21x	-$2.70B	-11.41%	$10.96B	16.80	$45.27B	13.03
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.65	N/A	N/A	-0.92x	11.58x	0.60x	1.22x	N/A	$112.05M	6.10%	$1.51B	8.73	$3.91B	-2.60
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$70.54	$27.40	157.44%	20.81x	19.68x	3.47x	3.24x	2.90x	-$879.00M	-3.25%	$8.34B	21.75	$43.47B	11.86
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$82.16	$30.71	167.56%	22.39x	20.49x	3.81x	2.50x	2.81x	-$690.00M	-1.69%	$16.37B	32.87	$63.65B	16.16
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$105.68	$37.85	179.17%	20.56x	20.17x	3.71x	2.60x	4.00x	$473.10M	1.41%	$12.98B	40.78	$54.16B	13.36
IDA	IDACORP INC	$117.90	$45.35	159.97%	20.94x	20.31x	3.52x	1.90x	2.95x	-$341.61M	-5.35%	$3.35B	61.84	$9.18B	12.89
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$69.42	$29.02	139.22%	18.27x	17.22x	2.71x	1.61x	3.09x	-$194.80M	-1.22%	$9.93B	43.10	$30.34B	11.60
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$74.64	$31.19	139.29%	27.85x	20.31x	6.08x	3.08x	1.62x	$4.41B	2.87%	$49.81B	24.20	$240.92B	16.68
OKLO	OKLO INC	$55.45	N/A	N/A	-104.62x	-121.07x	N/A	28.66x	N/A	-$43.93M	-0.57%	$269.33M	1.95	$7.63B	-121.53
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$91.34	$35.17	159.69%	17.74x	20.23x	2.10x	1.62x	4.89x	-$396.07M	-3.63%	$6.74B	56.35	$23.03B	11.21
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$56.26	$24.06	133.80%	25.00x	20.12x	2.58x	2.08x	1.72x	-$743.96M	-14.27%	$2.50B	27.03	$11.32B	12.43

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

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

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

GNE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 47.57% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 26 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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 18, which is -15 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP as a "A".

KEP passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 88.12% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 67 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

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

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

CEPU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 23.38% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 2 percentage points.

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. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.76%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.89%. 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.

2. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.6%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.89%. 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 111% 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 4.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.89%. National Grid's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten 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 1.22% in the last day, and up 0.29% 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 31 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 88.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 67 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 17 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 23.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 2 percentage points.

3. Edenor (NYSE:EDN)

Edenor (NYSE:EDN) is the third 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.

Edenor has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edenor's stock has gained 51.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 30 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 6.39% over the next year.

5.13% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.79% are rated C (Hold), 12.82% are rated D (Sell), and 2.56% 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 19.5x.

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