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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...

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated F and is the 133rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$2.14B	$14.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCG	PG&E CORP	$35.39B	$16.07	$22.40	39.39%	Strong Buy	5	3.72%	15.51%	14.36%	3.36%
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$2.56B	$14.83	$13.25	-10.65%	Sell	2	4.59%	15.26%	11.95%	2.19%
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$381.22M	$14.44	$16.00	10.80%	Hold	1	5.06%	33.11%	28.27%	18.22%
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA SA	$23.68B	$11.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$6.39B	$4.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$2.71B	$73.65	$78.00	5.91%	Strong Sell	1	4.23%	5.24%	16.83%	6.01%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$89.19B	$86.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$96.80B	$124.17	$137.11	10.42%	Buy	9	3.26%	5.79%	11.82%	3.25%
EXC	EXELON CORP	$44.93B	$43.91	$50.60	15.24%	Hold	15	3.10%	6.17%	12.21%	3.04%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$5.61B	$48.51	$50.80	4.72%	Hold	5	6.65%	19.36%	11.32%	3.53%
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$26.53B	$68.95	$72.18	4.69%	Hold	11	1.96%	-8.88%	16.09%	2.95%
EDN	EDENOR	$1.06B	$23.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$25.01B	$66.51	$73.00	9.76%	Hold	8	2.70%	5.23%	13.02%	3.33%
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$19.85B	$15.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$25.64B	$44.33	$52.63	18.71%	Buy	8	3.65%	21.18%	16.12%	3.58%
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$39.18B	$106.31	$106.40	0.08%	Sell	10	4.43%	5.97%	10.89%	3.73%
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$18.85B	$81.78	$87.00	6.38%	Buy	7	6.13%	9.46%	12.45%	3.67%
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$12.03B	$99.25	$102.44	3.22%	Hold	9	5.46%	4.61%	8.97%	2.63%
PPL	PPL CORP	$27.02B	$35.91	$40.92	13.94%	Buy	12	5.15%	12.14%	12.43%	4.03%
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.77B	$47.35	$48.00	1.37%	Buy	5	4.05%	7.83%	12.70%	4.34%
FTS	FORTIS INC	$28.56B	$56.09	$61.00	8.75%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$38.44B	$77.13	$91.72	18.92%	Buy	9	2.26%	3.89%	15.62%	4.67%
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$54.43B	$61.89	$65.60	5.99%	Hold	10	4.94%	6.82%	13.31%	3.27%
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$36.37B	$111.66	$119.50	7.02%	Buy	8	5.55%	9.08%	16.42%	4.48%
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$30.19B	$109.07	$118.13	8.30%	Buy	8	5.28%	4.17%	14.04%	3.82%
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$194.15B	$93.10	$98.00	5.26%	Buy	10	10.44%	6.70%	19.59%	4.89%
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$103.49B	$91.80	$98.08	6.84%	Hold	13	5.77%	11.76%	16.64%	4.23%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$70.82B	$130.16	$141.00	8.33%	Buy	17	5.45%	3.62%	14.26%	3.85%
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$51.09B	$111.59	$122.64	9.91%	Strong Buy	14	8.15%	12.93%	16.31%	3.73%
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$6.53B	$58.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.50%	39.96%	12.61%	3.60%
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$22.43B	$72.61	$80.80	11.28%	Strong Buy	10	2.98%	7.78%	15.99%	3.76%
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$29.25B	$140.60	$154.60	9.96%	Strong Buy	10	0.45%	14.37%	16.75%	3.75%
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$27.29B	$41.72	$45.00	7.86%	Buy	10	5.11%	11.98%	14.18%	3.39%
EMA	EMERA INC	$16.08B	$52.60	$53.00	0.76%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$49.56B	$79.39	$92.00	15.88%	Strong Buy	7	8.87%	12.83%	14.30%	4.01%
IDA	IDACORP INC	$7.98B	$144.00	$147.17	2.20%	Buy	6	10.43%	7.93%	12.62%	4.34%
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$18.53B	$71.76	$75.57	5.31%	Buy	7	5.55%	8.18%	15.37%	4.60%
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$406.34M	$5.78	$15.00	159.52%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	-989.99%
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$781.80M	$7.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-48.28%	-47.08%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$12.59B	$72.51	$104.90	44.67%	Strong Buy	15	N/A	N/A	-6.12%	-5.91%

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

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

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -2 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CEPU as a "B".

CEPU passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 29.69% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 18 percentage points.

2. PG&E (NYSE:PCG)

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) is the #2 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 8 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31.

PCG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. PG&E has seen its stock lose -6.46% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -18 percentage points.

PG&E has an average 1 year price target of $22.40, an upside of 39.39% from PG&E's current stock price of $16.07.

PG&E stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering PG&E, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE)

Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) 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 Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -12 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31.

HE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Hawaiian Electric Industries has seen its stock return 42.32% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 31 percentage points.

Hawaiian Electric Industries has an average 1 year price target of $13.25, a downside of -10.65% from Hawaiian Electric Industries's current stock price of $14.83.

Hawaiian Electric Industries stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hawaiian Electric Industries, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 50% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 32 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. Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.33%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.82%. 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.

2. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.82%. 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.

3. Firstenergy (NYSE:FE)

Firstenergy (NYSE:FE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.06%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.82%. Firstenergy's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Firstenergy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Firstenergy's dividend payout ratio of 96.7% 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 -0.5% in the last day, and down -3.5% 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 46 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 64.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 53 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 A. 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 46 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 16.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 5 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 18 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has gained 22.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 11 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

39.39% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 9.34% over the next year.

0% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.44% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.1% are rated C (Hold), 34.15% are rated D (Sell), and 7.32% 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 18.15x.

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