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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

Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated D and is the 91st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$583.89M	26,845,687	32.79%	46.96%	Net Buying	Net Selling
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$17.36B	641,964,077	2.90%	0.00%
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$1.67B	1,514,022,256	0.36%	0.00%
EDN	EDENOR	$1.13B	906,455,100	0.38%	0.00%
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$4.72B	69,166,557,220	0.08%	0.00%
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$3.15B	36,539,422	61.53%	0.45%	Net Selling
EMA	EMERA INC	N/A	269,944,308	0.11%	0.00%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$72.05B	5,132,617,708	0.88%	0.00%
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$24.14B	367,384,808	81.80%	0.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXC	EXELON CORP	$43.92B	1,009,535,664	81.30%	0.48%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$23.31B	577,156,244	84.14%	0.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$14.02B	1,977,787,007	1.46%	0.00%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$56.27B	534,195,026	82.63%	0.24%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$8.91B	201,330,195	72.43%	1.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$91.30B	777,257,107	67.65%	0.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PPL	PPL CORP	$25.33B	739,263,912	79.90%	0.30%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PCG	PG&E CORP	$35.90B	2,675,428,603	76.91%	7.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$36.24B	360,296,124	69.64%	0.44%	Net Selling	Net Buying
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$48.94B	852,790,571	76.10%	0.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$15.95B	256,876,299	80.92%	0.57%	Net Selling
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$35.22B	430,774,109	98.03%	0.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTS	FORTIS INC	$23.68B	501,600,000	50.05%	0.00%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$4.50B	109,514,333	98.05%	1.22%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$19.65B	384,763,662	86.76%	0.58%	Net Selling
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$39.58B	576,760,613	85.18%	0.84%	Net Selling
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$26.00B	270,278,917	82.02%	1.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$27.78B	207,515,682	77.99%	1.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$13.03B	45,509,780	80.63%	19.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$1.82B	172,494,263	76.90%	4.02%	Net Selling
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$101.84B	1,099,055,064	67.25%	0.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$26.96B	383,232,534	74.17%	1.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$23.59B	652,728,398	97.15%	1.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$41.19B	498,997,910	73.67%	0.48%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$33.67B	319,133,501	81.59%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IDA	IDACORP INC	$6.35B	54,020,202	88.34%	1.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$15.87B	230,090,698	87.64%	1.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$153.16B	2,058,631,107	79.14%	0.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OKLO	OKLO INC	$7.81B	139,205,199	24.66%	47.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$10.87B	119,399,009	93.83%	1.16%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$5.22B	92,659,335	97.84%	2.16%	Net Selling

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

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

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

GNE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 35.6% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 18 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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 18, which is -15 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP as a "A".

KEP passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 83.95% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 66 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) 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 Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

CEPU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 18.56% over the past year.

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. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.78%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.9%. 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.

2. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.66%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.9%. 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 111% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.38%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.9%. National Grid's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. National Grid's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Grid's dividend payout ratio of 26.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -0.03% in the last day, and up 0.17% 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 57, which is 30 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 83.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 66 percentage points.

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) 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.

Central Puerto Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 18.56% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry.

3. Edenor (NYSE:EDN)

Edenor (NYSE:EDN) is the third 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.

Edenor has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edenor's stock has gained 41.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 24 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 6.87% over the next year.

5.13% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.79% are rated C (Hold), 10.26% 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 19.4x.

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