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Best Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top utility stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best utility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the utilities sector.

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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$16.25	1.12%	-3.85%	9.65%	94.84%	36.78%	7.40%	199.82%	495.24%	N/A	$18.50	$7.43	12.18%	118.71%	1.01	277,000	18.88%
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$17.07	0.53%	1.25%	0.95%	26.63%	61.19%	128.21%	109.71%	40.84%	-18.75%	$18.29	$6.68	6.67%	155.54%	0.57	497,000	51.52%
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$13.81	-4.30%	-0.86%	-5.22%	-7.25%	-45.18%	-6.37%	38.10%	69.24%	35.13%	$28.47	$13.05	51.49%	5.82%	0.50	141,000	14.63%
BIPC	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORP	$44.71	-0.67%	-4.45%	-0.82%	10.59%	9.40%	13.59%	9.93%	-3.79%	N/A	$47.71	$32.08	6.29%	39.37%	0.79	717,000	18.91%
CWCO	CONSOLIDATED WATER CO LTD	$36.02	-0.47%	4.07%	5.05%	6.07%	26.08%	38.54%	136.20%	197.44%	211.86%	$38.36	$22.69	6.10%	58.75%	0.41	67,000	8.77%
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.87	-1.28%	1.31%	0.26%	0.52%	8.71%	33.91%	87.86%	0.78%	N/A	$4.05	$2.77	4.44%	39.71%	0.69	450,000	-19.93%
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$59.54	2.09%	3.57%	3.08%	7.16%	21.02%	-26.04%	-8.33%	-5.34%	-2.23%	$81.02	$47.73	26.51%	24.74%	0.59	3,618,000	24.16%
UTL	UNITIL CORP	$50.33	1.17%	4.31%	4.85%	10.81%	-2.80%	-10.03%	-1.45%	17.13%	43.72%	$59.99	$44.61	16.10%	12.82%	0.37	69,000	-45.24%
AES	AES CORP	$13.48	-1.03%	-2.32%	-3.16%	7.75%	28.02%	4.74%	-52.20%	-38.98%	46.52%	$15.51	$9.46	13.09%	42.49%	1.06	6,439,000	63.30%
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$11.97	1.35%	-0.25%	2.57%	-1.24%	16.78%	17.58%	-70.14%	-67.12%	-58.74%	$13.41	$8.14	10.74%	47.05%	0.48	2,696,000	-2.60%
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$351.96	-6.58%	-1.82%	-4.53%	-13.75%	23.11%	70.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$451.28	$158.08	22.01%	122.65%	1.71	1,329,000	10.02%
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$49.16	0.99%	2.78%	0.04%	16.22%	22.56%	10.50%	1.74%	15.86%	32.86%	$51.14	$39.55	3.87%	24.30%	0.40	1,352,000	11.09%
PCG	PG&E CORP	$15.68	2.69%	3.98%	-3.98%	3.91%	15.72%	-20.45%	-1.01%	28.10%	-70.88%	$20.44	$12.97	23.27%	20.89%	0.69	23,198,000	-15.45%
NWN	NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO	$47.40	1.11%	2.71%	-0.11%	12.46%	18.80%	15.53%	1.22%	-8.26%	-5.16%	$49.63	$38.03	4.49%	24.64%	0.33	322,000	28.80%
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP	$34.10	0.77%	-3.37%	-3.29%	10.97%	2.99%	4.96%	9.75%	-0.02%	101.97%	$36.58	$25.72	6.78%	32.58%	0.74	699,000	-16.59%
GEV	GE VERNOVA INC	$614.19	-10.50%	-15.05%	6.44%	-0.10%	25.69%	87.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$731.00	$252.25	15.98%	143.48%	1.90	6,683,000	87.41%
SPH	SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP	$18.59	-0.80%	-2.26%	-1.06%	-1.01%	-0.64%	4.61%	21.19%	21.90%	-20.35%	$22.24	$16.92	16.41%	9.87%	0.40	121,000	-9.02%
CWT	CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	$43.96	0.14%	2.69%	-3.32%	-2.79%	-4.21%	-8.24%	-27.42%	-19.03%	87.54%	$51.63	$41.29	14.86%	6.47%	0.40	307,000	-27.42%
SWX	SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC	$81.59	-0.06%	2.23%	2.46%	3.13%	10.60%	15.19%	29.65%	28.96%	54.56%	$83.23	$64.69	1.97%	26.12%	0.44	762,000	18.51%
CTRI	CENTURI HOLDINGS INC	$25.13	-3.31%	-4.45%	22.77%	9.98%	20.53%	23.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$27.50	$14.46	8.62%	73.85%	1.33	2,529,000	30.83%
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$77.16	1.83%	3.38%	-1.00%	8.45%	7.69%	29.90%	27.52%	29.86%	2.26%	$78.48	$55.82	1.68%	38.23%	0.35	855,000	24.82%
AVA	AVISTA CORP	$38.79	0.83%	0.54%	-5.23%	7.63%	4.19%	5.58%	-8.34%	-1.85%	9.82%	$43.09	$34.80	9.98%	11.47%	0.34	888,000	-12.60%
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$67.28	-0.90%	-0.52%	-9.12%	6.29%	6.46%	14.99%	-18.77%	-21.57%	30.09%	$75.25	$52.28	10.59%	28.69%	0.44	2,325,000	-6.85%
AQN	ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP	$6.09	-1.14%	5.00%	1.50%	10.53%	5.36%	36.55%	-8.83%	-62.45%	-20.81%	$6.48	$4.19	6.02%	45.35%	0.63	5,531,000	-7.48%
EXC	EXELON CORP	$44.22	1.05%	2.17%	-5.11%	2.29%	4.32%	21.08%	5.87%	3.68%	66.24%	$48.51	$36.49	8.83%	21.18%	0.36	7,974,000	14.14%
SBS	COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO-SABESP	$24.26	-0.94%	-1.30%	-7.19%	1.21%	14.81%	64.81%	133.94%	177.57%	436.73%	$27.25	$14.04	10.97%	72.79%	0.58	1,566,000	57.55%
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$44.50	1.07%	0.23%	-4.42%	2.44%	12.03%	11.70%	8.51%	45.90%	41.14%	$48.20	$37.58	7.68%	18.41%	0.37	6,495,000	31.74%
AWR	AMERICAN STATES WATER CO	$74.12	0.53%	1.97%	0.43%	3.30%	-4.37%	-10.06%	-19.85%	-7.41%	74.36%	$82.94	$69.45	10.63%	6.72%	0.36	199,000	-10.76%
SR	SPIRE INC	$83.92	0.26%	2.09%	-1.06%	10.33%	16.20%	22.87%	26.39%	27.17%	44.96%	$91.11	$64.54	7.89%	30.04%	0.39	283,000	-40.79%
OTTR	OTTER TAIL CORP	$86.04	1.61%	3.26%	4.98%	4.00%	14.01%	12.68%	50.37%	94.48%	222.85%	$86.48	$71.66	0.51%	20.07%	0.61	441,000	27.09%
ARTNA	ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP	$32.26	0.28%	3.20%	1.51%	-0.15%	-3.82%	-3.09%	-41.07%	-16.42%	23.32%	$36.19	$29.45	10.86%	9.54%	0.30	21,800	61.48%
KEN	KENON HOLDINGS LTD	$61.44	0.08%	0.92%	8.99%	47.06%	70.19%	106.17%	86.69%	124.97%	525.03%	$62.88	$27.10	2.29%	126.72%	0.86	15,000	47.06%
ORA	ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$108.84	-2.07%	-3.78%	1.11%	17.61%	35.85%	52.29%	26.66%	32.25%	204.96%	$116.66	$61.58	6.70%	76.75%	0.80	709,000	-13.01%
NRG	NRG ENERGY INC	$149.48	-6.66%	-11.11%	-8.41%	-9.17%	-1.71%	63.51%	373.94%	345.68%	1,470.17%	$180.54	$79.57	17.20%	87.86%	1.10	4,748,000	209.32%
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$60.11	1.30%	3.53%	-2.26%	0.86%	11.79%	12.17%	1.45%	-20.83%	-11.00%	$62.87	$48.07	4.39%	25.05%	0.36	9,188,000	30.75%
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$100.21	1.32%	5.03%	-3.51%	3.95%	-1.12%	10.31%	5.65%	39.92%	56.04%	$114.87	$87.28	12.76%	14.81%	0.18	2,331,000	0.43%
PAM	PAMPA ENERGY INC	$87.23	-1.32%	-4.01%	-0.62%	45.24%	19.04%	-3.82%	214.12%	495.83%	304.78%	$97.55	$54.95	10.58%	58.74%	0.93	132,000	29.41%
SRE	SEMPRA	$86.78	-1.29%	-2.57%	-5.88%	5.00%	17.14%	-0.21%	10.35%	31.74%	80.89%	$95.72	$61.90	9.34%	40.19%	0.58	4,079,000	24.59%
NRGV	ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC	$4.70	-6.00%	0.86%	48.26%	99.15%	427.50%	156.83%	74.72%	N/A	N/A	$5.56	$0.60	15.47%	688.59%	1.67	4,769,000	8.09%
FLNC	FLUENCE ENERGY INC	$18.57	-12.86%	-22.01%	7.78%	149.60%	227.51%	8.98%	-4.38%	N/A	N/A	$25.85	$3.46	28.16%	436.71%	2.20	4,994,000	-17.88%
OGS	ONE GAS INC	$78.62	1.39%	2.40%	-2.23%	4.45%	9.51%	11.52%	5.26%	-3.42%	60.19%	$83.96	$66.38	6.36%	18.44%	0.39	499,000	-0.80%
TAC	TRANSALTA CORP	$12.81	-5.67%	-11.41%	-10.04%	-2.51%	13.36%	-10.61%	46.40%	79.92%	280.12%	$17.88	$7.82	28.34%	63.81%	0.72	2,191,000	153.59%
VST	VISTRA CORP	$159.97	-7.77%	-3.15%	-8.59%	-23.21%	-10.00%	14.45%	570.45%	792.19%	N/A	$219.81	$90.51	27.22%	76.74%	1.22	6,896,000	64.66%
EDN	EDENOR	$30.37	-0.23%	-4.86%	-1.11%	83.73%	5.97%	-35.13%	313.20%	714.21%	74.34%	$48.44	$14.38	37.30%	111.20%	1.04	68,000	-32.00%
CEG	CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP	$340.97	-6.74%	-5.83%	0.68%	6.13%	11.54%	45.56%	288.66%	N/A	N/A	$412.58	$161.35	17.36%	111.32%	1.24	4,598,000	84.14%
HTO	H2O AMERICA	$50.05	1.40%	4.38%	6.31%	3.15%	-3.93%	-6.40%	-35.73%	-28.85%	67.78%	$57.17	$43.75	12.45%	14.40%	0.33	321,000	-13.48%
EMA	EMERA INC	$48.54	0.25%	2.97%	-0.63%	4.86%	7.60%	N/A	N/A	13.23%	57.34%	$49.77	$43.90	2.47%	10.57%	-0.12	346,000	97.71%
RNW	RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC	$5.46	5.20%	-28.06%	-26.81%	-29.37%	-19.47%	-22.44%	3.41%	-48.49%	N/A	$8.24	$5.05	33.74%	8.23%	0.93	4,120,000	-12.51%
BKH	BLACK HILLS CORP	$70.59	-0.11%	-0.87%	1.51%	20.69%	25.85%	17.53%	2.93%	15.40%	62.54%	$74.02	$54.92	4.63%	28.53%	0.46	1,252,000	26.08%
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$73.14	-0.80%	-1.98%	-10.05%	1.51%	11.41%	7.43%	5.39%	9.15%	100.93%	$83.01	$62.58	11.89%	16.87%	0.35	9,097,000	-19.17%
PCYO	PURE CYCLE CORP	$11.56	-1.37%	-2.86%	4.81%	1.14%	15.37%	-12.42%	14.91%	4.62%	174.58%	$12.99	$9.65	11.01%	19.79%	0.77	48,600	4.97%
CWEN	CLEARWAY ENERGY INC	$32.59	0.65%	-0.55%	-10.27%	16.85%	3.00%	24.87%	1.81%	3.00%	123.53%	$36.89	$24.40	11.66%	33.57%	0.75	1,009,000	20.26%
FTS	FORTIS INC	$51.67	0.78%	3.15%	-0.90%	5.36%	9.05%	23.32%	29.82%	23.46%	N/A	$52.83	$40.32	2.20%	28.15%	0.27	409,000	-41.15%
PPL	PPL CORP	$34.34	1.06%	3.25%	-6.68%	-3.57%	2.66%	6.45%	17.97%	25.56%	1.24%	$38.27	$31.22	10.26%	9.99%	0.42	8,166,000	29.91%
UGI	UGI CORP	$38.31	0.47%	1.94%	10.37%	16.59%	5.74%	38.30%	4.13%	6.45%	16.80%	$39.59	$26.80	3.23%	42.95%	0.64	2,331,000	18.57%
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$114.71	0.12%	0.48%	-7.28%	6.69%	12.88%	24.79%	22.03%	36.79%	99.77%	$124.80	$89.91	8.08%	27.58%	0.33	3,809,000	40.76%
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$79.91	-0.03%	1.55%	-3.10%	-0.65%	-1.39%	-6.48%	34.62%	39.73%	109.68%	$91.26	$74.67	12.43%	7.02%	0.53	3,463,000	7.65%
RGCO	RGC RESOURCES INC	$23.01	-0.17%	2.68%	8.64%	3.56%	12.79%	10.20%	3.46%	-5.27%	64.83%	$23.82	$19.06	3.39%	20.72%	0.42	10,200	-29.66%
DGXX	DIGI POWER X INC	$2.36	-7.09%	-36.90%	-36.22%	-8.17%	-17.77%	28.96%	404.27%	N/A	N/A	$6.78	$0.85	65.19%	177.65%	2.35	3,764,000	-22.69%
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$81.31	1.33%	2.94%	-1.33%	-2.74%	-7.68%	-15.08%	15.81%	12.03%	78.98%	$96.25	$77.46	15.52%	4.97%	0.42	113,000	-25.17%
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$43.07	0.00%	0.42%	-3.41%	-2.36%	-1.89%	3.09%	10.15%	36.64%	68.77%	$47.33	$39.41	9.00%	9.29%	0.45	1,322,000	-10.86%
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$98.53	0.55%	0.78%	-6.49%	-0.44%	4.40%	11.11%	12.86%	25.13%	123.78%	$106.73	$86.40	7.68%	14.04%	0.36	3,425,000	15.28%
IDA	IDACORP INC	$126.46	0.29%	0.56%	-1.07%	0.94%	11.64%	12.79%	18.92%	30.56%	83.25%	$138.03	$104.74	8.38%	20.74%	0.38	271,000	-36.68%
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$70.26	0.50%	0.36%	-5.64%	-0.17%	1.65%	4.80%	14.10%	18.06%	94.09%	$76.45	$63.97	8.09%	9.83%	0.30	2,632,000	8.76%
ATO	ATMOS ENERGY CORP	$169.17	0.70%	1.42%	-3.71%	3.50%	11.08%	19.66%	49.07%	70.72%	167.93%	$180.65	$136.05	6.35%	24.34%	0.37	1,192,000	-24.08%
HTOO	FUSION FUEL GREEN PLC	$3.75	2.18%	-10.29%	9.33%	-16.67%	-61.91%	-80.20%	-97.96%	-99.35%	N/A	$28.35	$2.92	86.77%	28.42%	1.11	63,000	135.07%
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$117.43	1.59%	3.01%	-6.19%	-3.03%	2.30%	8.84%	17.16%	28.31%	66.57%	$130.03	$105.20	9.69%	11.63%	0.25	4,437,000	37.71%
NI	NISOURCE INC	$41.25	-0.43%	-0.19%	-4.47%	4.14%	5.02%	13.92%	52.50%	80.84%	113.95%	$44.88	$35.36	8.09%	16.66%	0.45	4,030,000	24.77%
CDZI	CADIZ INC	$5.28	-2.76%	-8.65%	-6.88%	31.34%	76.00%	29.73%	113.77%	-48.54%	30.69%	$6.49	$2.13	18.58%	147.89%	1.23	514,000	-10.14%
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$38.31	0.68%	2.21%	-4.65%	0.68%	7.25%	20.81%	27.79%	75.09%	114.74%	$40.50	$30.59	5.41%	25.24%	0.45	5,137,000	5.63%
YORW	YORK WATER CO	$33.91	0.47%	2.94%	6.17%	11.36%	5.67%	-3.28%	-24.49%	-28.89%	38.01%	$36.48	$29.68	7.04%	14.25%	0.34	68,000	-24.44%
OPAL	OPAL FUELS INC	$2.10	-7.89%	-17.32%	-0.71%	0.48%	-34.98%	-36.94%	-71.51%	N/A	N/A	$4.08	$1.26	48.53%	66.67%	0.55	299,000	-18.31%
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$91.83	-1.06%	-1.61%	-3.88%	4.14%	13.40%	22.70%	62.33%	82.64%	173.18%	$98.58	$73.43	6.85%	25.06%	0.46	2,499,000	18.21%
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$128.89	0.18%	-0.85%	-6.33%	-4.60%	-2.33%	6.79%	11.90%	4.32%	61.21%	$143.79	$116.30	10.36%	10.83%	0.38	2,174,000	26.54%
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$73.59	0.42%	0.11%	-4.58%	2.55%	10.26%	19.66%	19.29%	36.18%	N/A	$79.32	$59.67	7.22%	23.33%	0.38	2,308,000	32.95%
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$7.09	-12.58%	-22.93%	-36.58%	-44.17%	-39.14%	-29.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.47	$7.05	77.47%	0.57%	0.48	2,700,000	155.44%
NJR	NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP	$47.61	2.81%	4.98%	2.32%	2.59%	7.54%	0.19%	-1.88%	32.77%	56.82%	$50.77	$43.51	6.21%	9.42%	0.41	794,000	1.53%
SUUN	POWERBANK CORP	$1.45	0.69%	-11.59%	-7.64%	-18.08%	-18.08%	-37.90%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.43	$1.23	77.45%	17.89%	0.45	498,000	-19.94%
CPK	CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP	$128.42	1.20%	0.98%	-4.55%	3.19%	8.14%	2.60%	8.71%	16.59%	136.63%	$140.59	$115.12	8.66%	11.55%	0.40	98,000	-47.59%
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$65.48	0.34%	1.03%	-3.85%	2.54%	8.97%	9.92%	20.61%	26.58%	105.56%	$69.75	$56.30	6.12%	16.31%	0.37	2,198,000	50.86%
BEP	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP	$26.70	-3.89%	-5.95%	-7.58%	5.24%	3.17%	13.57%	2.26%	-32.27%	60.07%	$32.72	$19.29	18.40%	38.41%	0.71	1,048,000	104.29%
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$87.03	1.54%	3.51%	-3.92%	-5.02%	-1.57%	4.50%	26.30%	42.51%	87.12%	$100.84	$80.46	13.69%	8.17%	0.29	8,952,000	92.60%
XIFR	XPLR INFRASTRUCTURE LP	$9.09	1.45%	1.00%	-2.99%	-8.27%	7.32%	-48.50%	-87.34%	-85.80%	-68.70%	$19.28	$7.53	52.85%	20.80%	0.88	989,000	6.23%
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$80.29	-1.27%	-1.21%	-6.37%	14.19%	11.73%	11.10%	-3.87%	6.97%	210.58%	$87.53	$61.72	8.27%	30.09%	0.60	10,211,000	54.34%
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$88.91	1.24%	2.73%	-0.28%	3.25%	0.08%	3.26%	15.05%	12.09%	39.82%	$96.50	$81.47	7.87%	9.13%	0.37	1,441,000	60.11%
MNTK	MONTAUK RENEWABLES INC	$1.90	1.06%	3.83%	7.34%	-7.32%	-15.93%	-51.90%	-82.08%	N/A	N/A	$4.96	$1.56	61.69%	21.79%	1.36	121,000	12.04%
AWK	AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY INC	$134.01	0.97%	4.11%	1.00%	-1.53%	-4.90%	3.74%	-11.53%	-11.75%	126.02%	$155.50	$118.74	13.82%	12.86%	0.41	1,796,000	-32.02%
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$104.76	0.27%	1.06%	-6.37%	-4.12%	0.63%	10.61%	11.16%	13.60%	104.37%	$118.19	$91.94	11.36%	13.94%	0.29	1,881,000	-12.27%
GWRS	GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC	$8.68	1.88%	2.84%	1.88%	-12.41%	-16.22%	-30.73%	-33.38%	-42.13%	N/A	$12.32	$8.28	29.55%	4.83%	0.63	128,000	146.15%
ENLT	ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD	$38.93	-1.04%	-1.52%	2.96%	38.54%	98.12%	137.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42.38	$14.01	8.14%	177.87%	0.78	27,300	-11.94%
BEPC	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP	$37.23	-4.07%	-5.58%	-12.59%	9.73%	16.93%	27.20%	27.54%	-27.16%	N/A	$45.07	$23.73	17.40%	56.89%	0.82	1,235,000	23.75%
MSEX	MIDDLESEX WATER CO	$53.41	0.30%	3.93%	3.47%	1.33%	-3.92%	-9.40%	-39.18%	-27.40%	107.18%	$67.09	$44.17	20.39%	20.92%	0.41	102,000	-44.86%
NFE	NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC	$1.30	11.11%	-4.41%	18.18%	-39.81%	-41.70%	-89.11%	-96.97%	-97.51%	N/A	$16.66	$0.98	92.20%	33.06%	1.58	16,740,000	20.98%
OKLO	OKLO INC	$75.94	-9.06%	-24.51%	-20.36%	-20.31%	20.98%	297.59%	669.40%	N/A	N/A	$193.84	$17.42	60.82%	335.94%	0.97	10,676,000	37.88%
CREG	SMART POWERR CORP	$0.97	-8.00%	-22.10%	-31.73%	-39.63%	-67.02%	-85.09%	-96.45%	-97.60%	-99.71%	$14.70	$0.97	93.43%	0.00%	0.66	90,000	181.25%
ELP	ENERGY CO OF PARANA	$9.82	-3.06%	-3.44%	-8.05%	0.92%	6.28%	61.25%	42.73%	37.73%	199.39%	$11.23	$5.72	12.56%	71.68%	0.48	497,000	5.30%
NWE	NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC	$65.74	0.43%	-1.88%	0.80%	17.60%	29.23%	25.82%	15.72%	17.37%	19.77%	$69.23	$50.46	5.04%	30.28%	0.39	583,000	-4.11%
WTRG	ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC	$39.01	1.83%	4.98%	-2.33%	4.56%	5.26%	2.68%	-16.31%	-16.75%	29.64%	$42.37	$33.18	7.93%	17.57%	0.43	1,896,000	-40.93%
BNRG	BRENMILLER ENERGY LTD	$0.64	-11.60%	-43.36%	-46.67%	-69.94%	-72.35%	-81.22%	-99.03%	N/A	N/A	$15.30	$0.61	95.82%	4.92%	0.80	182,000	318.39%
ELLO	ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD	$22.75	-4.69%	2.94%	11.52%	25.00%	56.90%	39.83%	57.44%	-33.94%	168.60%	$24.12	$13.00	5.68%	75.00%	0.47	7,800	25.81%

Utility Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Utilities - Diversified	11	+0.25%	-0.21%	-0.45%	+7.97%	24.98x	1.80x	+10.51%	+2.77%	+6.67%	+4.51%	Buy
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	7	-5.82%	-4.24%	-5.03%	+43.85%	42.74x	7.60x	+28.08%	+3.95%	+9.84%	+34.13%	Strong Buy
Utilities - Regulated Electric	41	+0.10%	+0.05%	-4.63%	+10.37%	17.57x	1.88x	+12.13%	+3.75%	+5.71%	+12.30%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Gas	15	+0.53%	+1.16%	-0.55%	+11.97%	33.46x	2.03x	+8.99%	+3.26%	+6.61%	+8.82%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Water	13	+0.55%	+3.07%	+1.22%	-0.41%	18.26x	2.16x	+14.30%	+5.85%	+10.90%	+10.89%	Buy
Utilities - Renewable	20	-7.63%	-10.32%	+2.46%	+50.08%	62.55x	7.50x	+14.50%	+3.28%	+10.36%	+15.81%	Buy

Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best utility stocks to buy right now in Dec 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 utility stocks to buy right now are:

1. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the #1 top utility stock out of 107 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 Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 7 points higher than the utility sector average of 33. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 7.4% over the past year, underperforming other utility stocks by -12 percentage points.

Central Puerto Sa has an average 1 year price target of $17.50, an upside of 7.69% from Central Puerto Sa's current stock price of $16.25.

Central Puerto Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Central Puerto Sa, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the #2 top utility stock out of 107 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: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 6 points higher than the utility sector average of 33. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 128.21% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 109 percentage points.

3. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is the #3 top utility stock out of 107 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the utility sector average of 33. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -6.37% over the past year, underperforming other utility stocks by -26 percentage points.

What are the utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 68 utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Energy Co Of Parana (NYSE:ELP)

Energy Co Of Parana (NYSE:ELP) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the utility sector average of 2.74%. Energy Co Of Parana's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Energy Co Of Parana's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Co Of Parana's dividend payout ratio of 39.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR)

Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the utility sector average of 2.74%. Xplr Infrastructure's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Xplr Infrastructure's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Xplr Infrastructure's dividend payout ratio of -50.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN)

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.42%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 2.74%. Clearway Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Clearway Energy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clearway Energy's dividend payout ratio of 74.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are utility stocks down?

Utility stocks were down -2.22% in the last day, and down -2.41% over the last week. Ge Vernova was the among the top losers in the utilities sector, dropping -10.5% yesterday.

Shares of energy and nuclear stocks are trading lower. The sector may be under pressure amid reports Blue Owl Capital will not provide funding for a $10 billion deal to build Oracle's next data center. This could cause AI sector uncertainty.

What are the most undervalued 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 utility stocks right now are:

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the most undervalued 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 43 points higher than the utility sector average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 128.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the utility sector by 109 percentage points.

2. Aes (NYSE:AES)

Aes (NYSE:AES) is the second most undervalued utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aes has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the utility sector average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aes's stock has gained 4.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -15 percentage points.

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is the third most undervalued 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 15 points higher than the utility sector average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has dropped -26.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -45 percentage points.

Are utility stocks a good buy now?

37.66% of utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect utility stocks to rise by 14.69% over the next year.

3.19% of utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.19% of utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.66% are rated C (Hold), 11.7% are rated D (Sell), and 4.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the utilities sector?

The average P/E ratio of the utilities sector is 27.73x.

WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

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1. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

3. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

1. Energy Co Of Parana (NYSE:ELP)

2. Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR)

3. Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN)

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

2. Aes (NYSE:AES)

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

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1. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

3. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

1. Energy Co Of Parana (NYSE:ELP)

2. Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR)

3. Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN)

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

2. Aes (NYSE:AES)

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