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Best Regulated Electric Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top regulated electric utility stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the utilities - regulated electric industry.

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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
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.02	233,004	-44.65%	2.96	3.00	2.95	3.04	3.10	53.33	47.89	37.56	51.91	41.29	-0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.67
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$10.27	378,462	-37.17%	9.80	9.81	8.95	8.94	7.71	59.42	36.67	21.01	37.30	19.90	0.21	0.27	-0.06	1.01
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$52.25	1,513,558	3.59%	51.18	51.93	51.16	51.35	52.54	55.24	68.26	54.48	75.64	60.89	0.01	0.02	-0.01	0.77
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$78.21	139,701	-4.13%	75.94	77.14	73.58	71.89	73.02	59.19	69.85	56.98	67.19	53.50	0.60	0.74	-0.14	0.81
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$107.18	1,520,345	-45.82%	104.25	104.52	102.79	101.91	99.32	62.01	90.91	79.03	88.70	74.83	0.78	0.51	0.26	0.78
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$92.84	1,843,333	2.64%	90.14	90.10	89.12	90.03	90.01	62.62	91.29	85.70	100.00	93.41	0.65	0.30	0.35	0.52
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$66.84	336,495	-25.46%	65.07	66.29	66.65	67.05	64.93	53.76	48.02	40.04	73.28	61.49	-0.48	-0.53	0.06	0.62
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$50.67	4,635,892	9.36%	48.95	48.80	47.73	47.21	47.05	62.67	95.02	84.92	97.68	82.93	0.54	0.39	0.15	0.69
FTS	FORTIS INC	$39.10	841,519	97.46%	38.07	38.64	39.07	39.80	40.13	54.55	71.43	57.66	97.84	83.79	-0.25	-0.34	0.09	0.65
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$33.92	1,627,542	-26.76%	33.25	33.70	33.52	33.97	34.28	54.26	71.53	58.23	87.53	68.59	-0.03	-0.07	0.04	0.73
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$55.27	4,425,472	14.35%	53.80	53.71	54.11	57.55	58.56	60.70	91.80	77.55	100.00	88.55	0.20	-0.06	0.27	0.65
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$38.12	1,944,578	-18.25%	37.67	37.98	37.73	37.40	36.97	53.49	72.71	61.62	87.16	74.42	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.76
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$66.49	2,020,924	-23.60%	65.74	66.14	63.97	62.26	61.75	58.80	67.07	52.11	54.11	41.73	0.48	0.62	-0.14	0.71
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$70.85	1,713,096	19.26%	68.87	69.49	68.56	68.68	68.01	59.42	81.21	63.08	88.15	68.89	0.19	0.11	0.09	0.79
VIA	VIA RENEWABLES INC	$10.86	6,791	5.01%	10.85	10.83	10.85	10.45	9.14	52.20	82.63	84.09	78.37	73.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.85
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$59.95	3,174,355	-7.16%	58.44	58.93	58.48	58.08	57.32	59.12	82.87	67.83	94.14	78.50	0.14	0.01	0.13	0.60
EXC	EXELON CORP	$37.56	5,204,823	0.59%	36.81	37.09	36.48	36.32	38.19	57.53	82.29	67.36	79.09	66.73	0.16	0.13	0.02	0.87
IDA	IDACORP INC	$94.11	208,018	16.30%	91.73	91.96	90.39	93.13	95.28	60.19	92.29	81.14	93.06	79.42	0.63	0.36	0.27	0.68
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$74.50	698,619	11.59%	72.85	73.25	71.34	71.60	74.20	60.06	89.40	76.22	86.97	71.73	0.56	0.49	0.07	0.72
AGR	AVANGRID INC	$36.84	1,023,408	52.14%	36.21	36.11	34.42	33.17	33.23	67.34	87.65	83.08	90.19	85.06	0.54	0.55	-0.01	0.66
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$73.25	5,983,863	11.60%	70.30	70.45	69.19	69.66	69.11	67.02	96.00	85.25	100.00	88.59	0.63	0.31	0.33	0.71
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$43.55	914,355	-13.78%	41.58	41.59	41.16	41.63	42.51	67.75	94.17	85.01	100.00	86.40	0.39	0.15	0.25	0.77
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$66.20	14,233,960	-0.73%	63.91	63.76	60.10	59.83	61.58	66.92	79.07	70.01	66.22	55.52	1.22	1.21	0.01	0.80
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$49.97	1,644,046	12.81%	48.75	49.12	48.73	49.53	50.10	58.06	87.63	72.32	97.31	81.27	0.13	0.01	0.11	0.64
PCG	PG&E CORP	$16.96	9,629,514	10.53%	16.59	16.64	16.54	16.92	16.91	57.76	89.18	76.39	83.95	71.44	0.06	0.02	0.04	1.01
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$98.20	2,143,831	-24.94%	95.76	95.91	94.35	95.16	92.81	61.91	92.33	81.76	98.35	84.59	0.62	0.37	0.25	0.66
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$74.02	1,108,556	-24.85%	72.47	72.80	71.94	72.34	75.86	58.24	87.85	76.88	92.70	79.50	0.35	0.20	0.14	0.68
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$16.16	92,208	-8.33%	15.51	15.42	16.66	20.31	18.72	54.22	91.36	79.24	100.00	99.59	-0.24	-0.45	0.21	0.60
PPL	PPL CORP	$27.24	4,280,495	-15.80%	26.74	27.03	26.83	26.67	26.02	55.29	75.63	60.13	79.62	65.37	0.01	-0.00	0.01	0.80
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$110.12	949,194	-15.22%	106.83	108.45	108.74	108.21	106.04	56.14	76.48	58.51	94.94	77.68	-0.29	-0.53	0.24	0.78
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$28.73	2,586,638	-8.21%	27.87	28.02	27.93	28.17	28.19	61.14	88.80	76.20	98.71	86.75	0.10	-0.01	0.11	0.93
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$85.56	3,467,097	44.45%	82.72	83.60	82.96	81.55	80.27	59.73	89.68	71.56	92.13	75.22	0.20	0.03	0.17	0.59
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$81.96	1,975,839	20.29%	80.03	80.58	79.86	81.19	82.89	57.96	85.02	72.83	96.90	83.83	0.19	0.01	0.18	0.58
PNM	PNM RESOURCES INC	$36.29	454,266	36.05%	36.37	36.83	37.09	38.23	41.12	42.75	44.47	38.64	61.60	48.63	-0.24	-0.21	-0.03	0.68
EDN	EDENOR	$16.63	56,005	-25.63%	16.98	17.70	17.48	18.09	15.61	44.81	23.51	17.56	23.79	13.49	-0.29	-0.11	-0.18	0.87
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$60.35	1,831,875	18.04%	59.03	58.94	58.63	58.54	60.29	58.51	84.04	74.56	96.52	83.58	0.31	0.18	0.14	0.71
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.29	926,037	6.82%	7.47	7.86	8.35	8.40	7.91	26.53	15.16	13.52	17.63	12.22	-0.32	-0.27	-0.05	1.18
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.95	1,490,792	-38.06%	10.51	10.78	11.51	12.57	15.82	50.16	80.93	70.34	98.62	84.01	-0.26	-0.33	0.07	0.66
VSTE	VAST RENEWABLES LTD	$3.66	4,315	-1.95%	4.47	5.04	3.57	4.71	7.79	44.41	1.52	2.85	2.67	0.89	0.00	0.37	-0.36	0.09
SUUN	SOLARBANK CORP	$5.86	29,730	-20.68%	17.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.79
ALCE	ALTERNUS CLEAN ENERGY INC	$0.34	20,093	-63.07%	0.37	0.40	0.45	1.84	6.20	33.14	10.14	5.94	6.70	2.67	-0.05	-0.06	0.00	-0.15
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$7.86	94,833	49.70%	7.54	7.87	8.45	7.86	7.34	47.43	37.47	24.69	77.25	57.15	-0.27	-0.27	-0.00	0.70

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now are:

1. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is the top regulated electric utility stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 13.11% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 24 percentage points.

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the second best regulated electric utility stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 73.48% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 84 percentage points.

3. Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG)

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) is the third best regulated electric utility stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Evergy has seen its stock lose -17.18% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -7 percentage points.

Evergy has an average 1 year price target of $56.00, an upside of 7.18% from Evergy's current stock price of $52.25.

Evergy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Evergy, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 35 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. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has an annual dividend yield of 11.65%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.94%. 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 not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Enel Chile Sa's dividend payout ratio of 2.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has an annual dividend yield of 5.29%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.94%. 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 25.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 5.27%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.94%. 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 116.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks up?

Regulated electric utility stocks were up 0.11% in the last day, and up 5.65% 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 WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued regulated electric utility stocks right now are:

1. Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA)

Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) is the most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Via Renewables has a valuation score of 86, which is 57 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Via Renewables's stock has dropped -0.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 10 percentage points.

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is the second most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Enel Chile Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 13.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 24 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the third most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Central Puerto Sa has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 73.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 84 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

53.33% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 1.95% over the next year.

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 16.48x.

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Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

1. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

3. Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG)

1. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

2. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

3. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

1. Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA)

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

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