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Best Regulated Electric Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top regulated electric utility stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the utilities - regulated electric industry.

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

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is the top regulated electric utility stock with a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 21 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Edison International has seen its stock lose -9.68% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -31 percentage points.

Edison International has an average 1 year price target of $83.14, an upside of 41.22% from Edison International's current stock price of $58.87.

Edison International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Edison International, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 18.18% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.

Firstenergy (NYSE:FE) is the second best regulated electric utility stock with a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Firstenergy has seen its stock return 9.04% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -12 percentage points.

Firstenergy has an average 1 year price target of $47.56, an upside of 21.29% from Firstenergy's current stock price of $39.21.

Firstenergy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Firstenergy, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the third best regulated electric utility stock with a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 18 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 54.09% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 33 percentage points.

Out of 34 regulated electric utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 regulated electric utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.26%. Central Puerto Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Central Puerto Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Central Puerto Sa's dividend payout ratio of 17.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.17%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.26%. 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 72.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.38%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.26%. 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 91.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Regulated electric utility stocks were up 0.5% in the last day, and up 0.05% over the last week. Oklo was the among the top gainers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, gaining 7.84% yesterday.

Oklo shares are trading higher after Wedbush raised its price target on the stock from $26 to $45.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued regulated electric utility stocks right now are:

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Central Puerto Sa has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 54.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 33 percentage points.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is the second most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Edison International has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has dropped -9.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -31 percentage points.

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) is the third most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Evergy has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Evergy's stock has gained 28.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 7 percentage points.