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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.

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Ele...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated F and is the 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
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$15.51B	$67.45	$69.30	2.74%	Strong Buy	5	3.02%	5.94%	11.04%	3.41%
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$9.42B	$204.93	$250.11	22.05%	Strong Buy	9	16.50%	4.94%	120.02%	27.26%
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$40.05B	$69.75	$74.00	6.09%	Strong Buy	7	8.25%	8.99%	14.10%	3.93%
PPL	PPL CORP	$25.74B	$34.89	$36.43	4.41%	Strong Buy	7	1.43%	21.22%	12.21%	4.19%
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$40.65B	$81.53	$92.00	12.84%	Strong Buy	9	2.50%	9.80%	15.06%	4.44%
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$36.58B	$84.99	$83.96	-1.21%	Buy	13	6.07%	25.20%	14.92%	3.47%
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$151.29B	$73.55	$90.43	22.95%	Buy	7	12.76%	8.05%	18.74%	4.94%
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$4.95B	$53.43	$53.43	-0.00%	Buy	7	8.25%	8.24%	12.97%	2.93%
PCG	PG&E CORP	$44.82B	$16.78	$22.56	34.46%	Buy	8	4.52%	15.45%	17.10%	3.86%
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$28.03B	$135.26	$138.50	2.40%	Buy	8	5.02%	7.27%	15.77%	3.78%
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$93.27B	$120.12	$124.22	3.41%	Buy	9	4.17%	7.74%	11.81%	3.18%
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$21.74B	$72.77	$73.89	1.54%	Buy	9	6.25%	7.65%	16.04%	3.67%
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$26.75B	$99.12	$98.14	-0.99%	Buy	7	4.72%	8.79%	13.71%	3.72%
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$9.06B	$45.06	$45.67	1.35%	Buy	3	2.33%	6.25%	12.57%	4.25%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$3.38B	$27.72	$44.50	60.53%	Buy	4	N/A	N/A	-5.10%	-4.57%
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$22.97B	$39.83	$46.11	15.77%	Buy	9	8.82%	25.29%	16.76%	4.01%
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$11.16B	$93.71	$95.29	1.68%	Buy	7	3.15%	2.97%	10.74%	2.78%
EXC	EXELON CORP	$44.42B	$44.19	$44.83	1.46%	Buy	6	2.76%	6.05%	11.69%	2.92%
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$21.95B	$57.00	$70.85	24.30%	Buy	10	3.25%	24.08%	16.90%	3.07%
IDA	IDACORP INC	$6.26B	$115.96	$118.20	1.93%	Buy	5	7.33%	8.49%	12.43%	4.48%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$4.91B	$44.88	$48.00	6.95%	Buy	7	2.75%	4.73%	10.55%	3.19%
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$23.12B	$35.48	$34.06	-3.99%	Buy	8	4.25%	8.34%	13.32%	3.25%
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$99.13B	$90.38	$91.25	0.96%	Buy	8	2.73%	6.77%	16.94%	3.88%
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$33.92B	$106.75	$102.00	-4.45%	Buy	7	6.95%	7.28%	16.30%	4.27%
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$46.59B	$54.68	$59.40	8.63%	Hold	5	6.84%	16.10%	12.65%	3.37%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$56.25B	$105.56	$100.44	-4.85%	Hold	9	4.05%	6.15%	14.08%	3.68%
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$16.16B	$62.95	$62.86	-0.15%	Hold	7	5.50%	11.16%	14.29%	4.41%
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$22.52B	$61.39	$65.17	6.15%	Hold	6	5.00%	31.75%	14.12%	3.56%
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$1.94B	$11.24	$11.00	-2.14%	Hold	4	1.85%	N/A	10.94%	0.97%
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$4.70B	$3.40	$3.90	14.71%	Hold	1	6.85%	-29.61%	560.65%	210.64%
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$36.89B	$106.41	$101.43	-4.68%	Hold	7	4.77%	6.27%	10.62%	3.30%
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$3.40B	$93.22	$74.00	-20.62%	Strong Sell	1	3.91%	10.16%	15.24%	5.57%
EDN	EDENOR	$1.51B	$33.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	241.17%	-89.34%	1,174.39%	341.55%
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$1.88B	$12.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	121.97%	90.77%	283.50%	168.66%
VSTE	VAST RENEWABLES LTD	$15.26M	$0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTS	FORTIS INC	$22.43B	$44.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.13%	4.78%	8.44%	2.73%
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$381.65M	$14.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$9.94B	$7.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$13.90B	$7.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.34%	0.57%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$50.15B	$63.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-2.87%	9.78%	59.19%	17.98%

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) is the #1 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 Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -3 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EBR as a "B".

EBR passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Brazilian Electric Power Co has seen its stock lose -20.29% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -45 percentage points.

2. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) 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 Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the regulated electric utility industry average of 34.

GNE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -12.18% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -37 percentage points.

3. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 40 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 Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -21 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 34.

KEP passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock lose -18.53% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -43 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. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.3%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.7%. 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.

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.56%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.7%. 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 95.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Firstenergy (NYSE:FE)

Firstenergy (NYSE:FE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.7%. 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 100.3% 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 2.07% in the last day, and up 2.91% 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 14, which is -15 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP a Valuation Rating of "A".

Korea Electric Power's stock has dropped -18.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -43 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 14 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brazilian Electric Power Co's stock has dropped -20.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -45 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) 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.

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 59.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 35 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

59.38% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 4.82% over the next year.

0% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.5% are rated C (Hold), 25% are rated D (Sell), and 2.5% 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 20.84x.

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