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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	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	$16.15	$6.93	133.04%	34.36x	N/A	1.02x	2.29x	1.30x	$61.47M	14.22%	$190.51M	7.12	$313.81M	16.87
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$9.39	$14.02	-33.01%	4.94x	N/A	0.19x	0.43x	0.92x	$1.44B	11.97%	$27.92B	21.74	$117.00B	6.27
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.96	$7.08	-44.06%	35.36x	11.65x	1.29x	1.03x	0.21x	$905.10M	16.52%	$5.30B	3.83	$8.12B	18.41
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.65	N/A	N/A	9.75x	51.00x	2.19x	0.72x	N/A	$860.45M	5.69%	$20.97B	10.61	$23.93B	5.30
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$42.49	$22.07	92.49%	22.60x	16.66x	1.76x	1.95x	1.27x	-$677.00M	-2.76%	$12.57B	21.78	$49.15B	8.87
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$90.31	$25.61	252.62%	25.51x	24.47x	4.68x	3.27x	5.11x	$50.02M	1.52%	$1.01B	27.67	$4.04B	14.20
EXC	EXELON CORP	$45.10	$17.63	155.87%	16.77x	16.76x	1.92x	1.65x	5.52x	-$1.50B	-3.30%	$27.61B	27.39	$92.22B	10.72
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$120.00	$45.31	164.83%	19.90x	18.99x	3.01x	1.84x	3.44x	-$189.00M	-0.20%	$50.67B	65.21	$180.28B	11.70
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$62.71	$37.56	66.95%	27.27x	13.21x	1.82x	1.50x	0.88x	-$1.43B	-6.21%	$15.34B	41.77	$52.36B	13.42
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$105.19	$44.31	137.38%	20.27x	17.96x	2.78x	2.06x	2.33x	-$1.56B	-2.77%	$27.32B	51.22	$102.83B	12.46
PPL	PPL CORP	$35.62	$15.05	136.72%	26.39x	19.61x	3.04x	1.84x	1.63x	-$458.00M	-1.74%	$14.30B	19.36	$43.31B	12.92
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$56.13	N/A	N/A	7.93x	9.33x	1.25x	1.30x	N/A	-$641.00M	-2.97%	$16.62B	43.17	$59.84B	7.21
PCG	PG&E CORP	$17.18	$12.77	34.58%	15.76x	11.43x	1.54x	1.50x	0.89x	-$1.74B	-4.63%	$30.69B	13.98	$103.53B	10.84
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$44.34	$14.90	197.65%	18.32x	19.52x	2.84x	1.93x	9.61x	-$367.80M	-4.12%	$4.62B	22.94	$14.79B	10.70
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$42.33	$22.79	85.77%	14.85x	13.20x	1.35x	1.21x	2.07x	-$468.00M	-10.10%	$3.84B	35.13	$9.66B	8.94
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$107.75	$40.17	168.24%	19.84x	19.17x	2.39x	1.63x	3.64x	-$811.00M	-2.15%	$23.78B	67.93	$64.68B	11.43
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$83.31	$34.07	144.52%	26.62x	21.49x	3.00x	2.36x	1.73x	-$1.95B	-5.44%	$15.19B	35.29	$65.30B	11.90
EDN	EDENOR	$30.25	N/A	N/A	5.44x	-378.13x	0.75x	1.02x	N/A	-$101.95M	-7.43%	$1.35B	29.72	$1.77B	2.82
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$70.17	$29.99	133.94%	20.64x	18.40x	2.95x	2.04x	2.17x	-$3.20B	-7.92%	$19.80B	34.44	$71.67B	12.73
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$55.00	$27.18	102.38%	22.82x	16.22x	3.15x	1.71x	1.38x	-$8.46B	-18.03%	$27.37B	32.09	$90.65B	13.48
FTS	FORTIS INC	$48.50	$15.89	205.24%	20.22x	20.13x	2.86x	1.39x	6.24x	-$778.26M	-3.20%	$17.49B	34.87	$48.89B	17.63
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$61.11	$25.28	141.73%	22.72x	18.99x	3.94x	2.24x	2.03x	-$885.00M	-5.65%	$7.00B	27.31	$26.01B	14.47
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$135.71	$51.29	164.60%	18.31x	18.76x	2.06x	2.36x	4.47x	-$622.00M	-2.21%	$11.92B	57.59	$51.51B	12.24
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$10.88	$43.44	-74.95%	36.88x	6.15x	2.50x	1.02x	0.09x	$104.44M	6.34%	$1.61B	10.63	$1.98B	5.33
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$70.18	$38.81	80.85%	18.11x	14.59x	2.24x	1.49x	1.40x	$108.75M	0.20%	$37.33B	47.05	$113.82B	13.21
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$52.67	$22.31	136.08%	19.73x	18.81x	2.48x	1.92x	2.41x	-$736.04M	-15.08%	$2.54B	27.37	$10.68B	11.67
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$97.68	$37.59	159.85%	21.61x	19.79x	3.34x	2.16x	2.67x	-$1.89B	-7.16%	$12.22B	45.26	$46.00B	13.06
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$90.31	$30.58	195.34%	21.50x	21.09x	3.57x	2.67x	4.20x	$415.00M	0.42%	$37.22B	33.84	$167.05B	12.07
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$72.60	$27.13	167.57%	21.42x	20.23x	3.57x	3.34x	2.98x	-$879.00M	-3.16%	$8.34B	21.75	$44.26B	12.07
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$66.56	$28.60	132.69%	17.52x	16.50x	2.60x	1.54x	3.01x	-$194.80M	-1.27%	$9.93B	43.10	$29.68B	11.34
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$107.96	$37.47	188.09%	21.00x	20.62x	3.79x	2.66x	4.08x	$473.10M	1.38%	$12.98B	40.78	$54.88B	13.54
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.42	N/A	N/A	-0.88x	11.33x	0.32x	1.14x	N/A	$62.67M	5.26%	$1.58B	13.79	$4.51B	-3.39
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$79.48	$30.56	160.11%	21.66x	19.82x	3.68x	2.42x	2.67x	-$690.00M	-1.74%	$16.37B	32.87	$62.31B	15.82
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$37.95	$13.82	174.52%	25.47x	21.70x	2.77x	2.26x	2.35x	-$2.70B	-10.89%	$10.96B	16.80	$46.40B	13.35
IDA	IDACORP INC	$113.68	$44.22	157.08%	20.19x	19.62x	3.40x	1.84x	2.99x	-$341.61M	-5.55%	$3.35B	61.84	$8.95B	12.57
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$68.32	$30.43	124.52%	25.49x	18.59x	5.57x	2.82x	1.52x	$4.41B	3.13%	$49.81B	24.20	$227.90B	15.78
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$228.61	$141.26	61.83%	22.37x	29.41x	5.25x	8.82x	0.94x	-$324.00M	-3.09%	$1.18B	25.74	$13.08B	12.09
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$92.01	$34.89	163.69%	17.87x	20.38x	2.11x	1.63x	4.86x	-$396.07M	-3.60%	$6.74B	56.35	$23.11B	11.25
OKLO	OKLO INC	$26.95	N/A	N/A	-36.42x	-60.22x	N/A	14.93x	N/A	-$38.74M	-1.45%	$250.86M	2.54	$3.65B	-50.24
VSTE	VAST RENEWABLES LTD	$0.15	N/A	N/A	0.00x	N/A	0.72x	-1.11x	N/A	-$16.40M	-367.11%	-$4.01M	-0.13	$4.47M	-0.27

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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