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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.

Sector: Utilities

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Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
UGI	UGI CORP	$33.07	1,472,636	-27.26%	32.78	32.12	32.69	31.14	27.93	56.89	81.80	81.18	84.09	81.67	0.14	0.04	0.09	0.75
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$9.04	159,437	20.50%	8.94	8.41	7.93	7.57	7.70	71.90	97.03	96.58	71.45	77.57	0.39	0.34	0.05	0.58
NRG	NRG ENERGY INC	$114.14	3,084,652	32.50%	104.88	98.71	98.63	99.26	92.39	67.32	96.89	97.62	100.00	100.00	3.84	1.92	1.92	1.03
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.65	879,965	-47.58%	7.55	7.30	7.06	6.51	6.70	62.65	87.99	90.51	82.90	87.73	0.19	0.16	0.04	0.70
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$14.96	56,986	-11.48%	15.00	14.98	14.80	14.74	15.50	50.27	53.08	53.36	30.57	29.33	0.03	0.06	-0.03	0.51
PAM	PAMPA ENERGY INC	$70.25	154,612	-24.24%	74.87	72.61	76.35	81.77	71.39	42.16	45.20	56.05	34.10	56.51	-1.02	-0.86	-0.16	0.91
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$42.75	4,693,249	-16.31%	42.51	41.28	40.42	40.17	41.39	62.46	92.58	93.74	84.15	90.38	0.82	0.68	0.14	0.41
RGCO	RGC RESOURCES INC	$21.10	11,145	14.91%	20.96	21.38	20.87	20.71	20.83	49.72	41.46	32.76	40.12	26.53	-0.03	0.04	-0.08	0.46
GEV	GE VERNOVA INC	$382.29	3,036,058	10.13%	352.61	330.27	322.62	342.24	293.61	66.79	90.93	91.14	96.86	96.53	15.03	8.29	6.74	1.91
SWX	SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC	$73.30	338,089	-19.00%	72.83	71.62	73.23	73.16	73.45	53.45	72.90	75.79	71.97	75.60	0.05	-0.17	0.22	0.52
BIPC	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORP	$36.94	566,490	-41.85%	36.19	35.50	36.76	38.65	39.91	55.18	93.13	94.26	91.95	97.32	0.11	-0.22	0.33	0.84
CWEN	CLEARWAY ENERGY INC	$28.95	982,998	6.99%	28.81	28.58	28.71	27.49	27.77	51.01	80.68	88.55	81.28	90.98	0.11	0.03	0.07	0.76
BKH	BLACK HILLS CORP	$60.75	288,164	-46.02%	60.62	59.67	59.96	59.45	59.71	55.07	90.46	90.97	87.77	92.39	0.35	0.20	0.15	0.53
ARTNA	ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.40	61,284	16.91%	34.88	34.01	32.83	32.14	34.23	62.95	81.20	75.08	59.62	52.61	0.76	0.69	0.06	0.38
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$44.79	1,388,630	-37.50%	45.09	44.51	44.83	43.43	41.92	49.96	69.33	82.10	69.07	85.99	0.19	0.13	0.07	0.54
SBS	COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO-SABESP	$20.02	1,005,888	-48.94%	19.78	18.84	17.80	16.62	16.55	67.26	90.24	94.66	86.25	95.23	0.75	0.63	0.12	0.70
UTL	UNITIL CORP	$59.00	74,648	44.35%	58.72	57.81	56.86	55.75	57.47	59.99	82.77	82.21	67.92	69.75	0.64	0.60	0.04	0.44
VST	VISTRA CORP	$137.30	10,546,021	108.95%	123.13	116.29	123.29	141.27	124.77	62.81	94.99	96.53	99.38	99.41	2.18	-1.08	3.26	1.16
SPH	SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP	$20.04	94,109	-10.65%	20.33	20.20	20.58	19.94	19.06	45.26	52.10	58.09	41.66	56.51	-0.11	-0.09	-0.02	0.46
SJW	SJW GROUP	$56.34	204,091	-33.30%	55.03	54.09	53.65	51.91	54.89	60.34	92.24	83.99	93.02	79.48	0.77	0.52	0.25	0.43
NI	NISOURCE INC	$38.96	3,945,815	-15.67%	39.24	38.80	39.31	38.26	36.09	48.54	76.54	85.92	66.29	83.01	0.07	0.02	0.04	0.49
NWN	NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO	$42.94	218,476	-24.80%	43.54	42.49	42.03	41.13	40.65	53.16	75.54	82.87	50.57	67.64	0.51	0.48	0.03	0.43
AWR	AMERICAN STATES WATER CO	$80.28	193,512	-42.79%	80.09	78.88	77.88	77.06	80.03	56.47	87.69	81.33	65.77	62.98	0.85	0.76	0.10	0.43
PCG	PG&E CORP	$16.67	22,367,152	-6.29%	17.14	16.94	16.72	17.27	18.47	45.83	44.02	61.05	28.41	50.59	0.06	0.12	-0.06	0.70
CEG	CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP	$240.62	4,536,259	107.59%	216.64	206.99	220.03	248.55	235.94	62.26	94.00	95.93	96.18	97.45	2.77	-2.36	5.12	1.21
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$135.84	1,619,916	-40.42%	135.43	133.41	133.87	127.74	125.53	54.33	88.06	88.08	86.19	86.85	0.91	0.59	0.32	0.46
CTRI	CENTURI HOLDINGS INC	$18.78	267,426	16.46%	17.76	17.22	17.02	19.03	18.47	59.42	84.29	85.78	82.74	85.28	0.36	0.15	0.20	1.34
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$59.08	2,784,478	-46.92%	58.33	57.81	59.97	59.12	62.03	51.49	90.15	92.24	95.55	97.13	-0.17	-0.50	0.32	0.46
ARIS	ARIS WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$25.37	389,386	-26.58%	25.23	25.40	28.14	27.25	22.72	44.79	49.22	54.08	69.47	81.01	-0.93	-1.07	0.14	1.18
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$83.37	3,640,930	-9.06%	83.61	82.46	83.65	81.14	73.12	50.52	73.76	82.73	58.96	73.05	0.20	0.06	0.15	0.50
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$54.56	3,779,585	-66.46%	57.05	56.39	56.25	61.51	72.59	42.94	45.56	68.97	40.59	68.55	-0.13	0.10	-0.24	0.60
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$90.34	98,650	-38.28%	90.56	89.93	91.15	91.84	91.67	48.86	80.86	80.65	70.61	77.90	-0.11	-0.21	0.10	0.50
NJR	NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP	$48.91	668,865	-24.79%	49.29	48.72	48.50	47.70	47.22	51.16	63.56	68.90	38.60	50.82	0.22	0.25	-0.03	0.53
WTRG	ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC	$40.71	1,182,831	-49.63%	40.62	39.90	39.15	37.56	38.50	57.25	88.58	85.39	63.54	67.82	0.55	0.51	0.04	0.52
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$54.83	7,971,235	29.45%	53.55	53.14	54.45	54.50	55.62	55.97	84.77	88.27	100.00	98.02	-0.01	-0.28	0.27	0.38
AVA	AVISTA CORP	$41.23	481,820	-28.02%	41.44	41.07	40.28	38.43	38.31	53.53	67.50	71.50	36.30	48.48	0.35	0.42	-0.07	0.43
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$108.79	1,616,754	-41.72%	108.59	107.29	106.72	102.06	97.91	55.31	87.32	87.52	80.71	84.62	0.82	0.73	0.10	0.33
ALE	ALLETE INC	$65.25	337,028	-21.17%	65.15	65.02	65.32	65.25	64.70	51.19	82.31	75.91	89.28	93.57	-0.00	-0.07	0.07	0.50
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$98.09	1,532,138	-12.72%	98.55	97.91	98.74	95.55	90.40	48.81	77.53	82.88	82.52	91.00	0.13	0.04	0.09	0.41
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$70.40	3,357,991	-24.85%	70.27	69.67	69.71	68.47	65.89	52.63	71.32	69.06	59.42	58.42	0.29	0.24	0.06	0.40
PPL	PPL CORP	$36.08	5,002,727	-41.40%	36.11	35.40	35.06	34.01	33.02	56.29	88.73	91.08	82.14	91.02	0.42	0.35	0.07	0.50
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$10.30	144,928	-24.52%	11.00	10.72	11.54	12.91	11.61	39.51	39.50	53.21	37.01	59.86	-0.23	-0.23	0.00	0.95
RNW	RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC	$6.37	407,873	-49.54%	6.41	6.16	6.16	6.44	6.15	55.02	77.28	86.08	62.43	79.14	0.10	0.06	0.04	0.96
XIFR	XPLR INFRASTRUCTURE LP	$8.23	926,693	-36.01%	8.44	8.52	8.87	11.89	17.71	41.70	39.48	50.66	47.70	62.81	-0.22	-0.22	0.00	0.81
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$41.56	768,505	-47.06%	42.37	42.46	43.53	43.12	45.26	41.78	36.56	36.11	29.76	30.03	-0.44	-0.33	-0.10	0.46
AES	AES CORP	$9.95	16,658,798	-7.63%	10.08	10.34	11.26	11.61	14.18	38.59	39.94	39.65	67.49	77.40	-0.42	-0.43	0.02	1.05
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$121.33	2,591,905	-13.58%	121.22	120.08	118.76	114.45	114.18	54.60	79.70	78.59	67.41	67.39	0.87	0.83	0.03	0.31
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$60.55	1,561,722	-32.00%	60.85	60.92	62.39	60.94	59.99	45.29	66.74	72.06	77.22	85.71	-0.36	-0.42	0.05	0.43
EDN	EDENOR	$29.57	48,976	-41.42%	31.90	30.20	32.24	36.56	30.29	44.01	58.26	65.86	40.60	59.88	-0.22	-0.25	0.02	0.98
CWT	CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	$50.22	425,048	-13.42%	50.42	49.78	47.96	46.66	49.74	56.37	69.85	68.78	31.57	29.56	0.75	0.85	-0.10	0.48
OTTR	OTTER TAIL CORP	$79.36	227,520	-36.92%	78.73	78.36	80.05	78.50	80.83	51.23	73.99	73.18	85.02	76.70	-0.25	-0.40	0.15	0.66
OGS	ONE GAS INC	$77.87	379,500	-47.12%	78.04	76.31	75.05	72.68	72.19	59.14	86.16	87.46	70.22	79.09	1.12	1.03	0.09	0.48
FTS	FORTIS INC	$48.98	275,914	-50.11%	48.66	47.42	45.76	44.13	43.95	65.52	93.12	95.01	77.41	83.77	1.04	0.94	0.10	0.36
VG	VENTURE GLOBAL INC	$8.70	3,618,555	40.36%	8.64	8.40	10.48	N/A	N/A	40.46	55.40	59.52	80.95	80.76	-0.59	-0.80	0.21	1.89
MSEX	MIDDLESEX WATER CO	$62.79	96,382	-34.29%	62.47	62.49	60.48	56.63	60.37	54.76	74.66	65.45	76.12	51.66	0.51	0.67	-0.16	0.50
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$112.56	2,803,066	-43.27%	111.92	110.60	106.98	99.62	100.26	59.14	86.93	82.81	61.78	56.97	1.58	1.72	-0.13	0.25
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$53.02	591,028	-36.24%	53.17	52.33	52.31	50.41	46.78	52.11	81.09	84.60	75.65	85.21	0.34	0.29	0.06	0.30
YORW	YORK WATER CO	$34.95	54,031	-13.59%	35.33	34.86	34.24	33.32	35.53	51.95	63.69	62.96	33.19	37.26	0.31	0.36	-0.06	0.43
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.51	645,299	10.99%	3.41	3.26	3.33	3.16	2.95	61.33	89.13	91.23	88.05	93.76	0.06	0.03	0.04	0.72
PCYO	PURE CYCLE CORP	$9.97	40,979	-71.30%	10.07	10.14	10.63	11.42	11.23	41.88	11.03	11.15	30.81	34.34	-0.19	-0.20	0.01	0.78
KEN	KENON HOLDINGS LTD	$30.67	9,407	-5.93%	29.99	30.59	31.65	31.55	29.05	49.37	41.36	39.43	49.71	46.76	-0.42	-0.55	0.13	0.75
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$68.43	1,567,245	-25.40%	68.34	67.39	67.50	65.25	62.80	54.24	89.75	92.33	84.12	91.69	0.47	0.33	0.14	0.42
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$71.65	933,179	-1.97%	72.59	69.88	65.71	62.83	64.15	59.26	77.17	81.41	37.24	53.23	2.20	2.23	-0.03	0.43
CPK	CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP	$132.12	119,342	-20.86%	133.01	131.68	128.71	125.69	123.29	53.57	59.79	63.47	15.42	24.06	1.21	1.52	-0.31	0.49
EXC	EXELON CORP	$46.60	5,577,082	-27.37%	46.70	46.22	44.89	41.94	40.33	55.75	70.04	72.16	35.83	40.93	0.60	0.67	-0.07	0.48
AWK	AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY INC	$146.43	1,251,187	-11.97%	146.55	145.92	142.81	134.17	137.55	53.35	67.27	64.32	47.56	42.32	1.09	1.44	-0.35	0.48
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$72.97	2,636,533	-30.61%	73.13	72.68	72.88	69.97	69.01	50.60	66.35	65.53	64.17	65.75	0.18	0.16	0.02	0.35
WAVE	ECO WAVE POWER GLOBAL AB (PUBL)	$6.23	36,773	43.62%	6.18	6.02	6.90	8.81	7.22	47.97	71.12	79.22	79.80	88.44	-0.18	-0.29	0.11	0.38
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$223.34	1,139,545	62.62%	208.55	200.71	202.28	211.53	187.92	62.44	90.19	91.93	100.00	100.00	3.90	1.13	2.76	1.76
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$91.46	4,997,989	-15.79%	91.21	90.34	90.03	86.82	87.41	54.69	77.24	75.97	71.97	72.82	0.53	0.47	0.06	0.36
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$38.60	3,586,968	-43.87%	37.82	37.14	35.84	34.01	31.45	68.30	93.39	95.47	94.53	98.18	0.78	0.68	0.11	0.54
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.23	1,954,330	0.10%	10.33	10.12	10.61	10.12	10.89	47.77	83.35	80.96	88.51	89.36	-0.05	-0.09	0.04	0.51
NWE	NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC	$58.20	391,456	-58.24%	58.56	57.47	56.43	54.75	54.64	54.83	76.95	84.66	55.06	72.54	0.70	0.69	0.02	0.47
IDA	IDACORP INC	$116.30	452,939	-12.66%	117.34	116.91	115.88	113.08	108.98	49.09	55.97	64.53	22.86	35.14	0.52	0.66	-0.14	0.44
SR	SPIRE INC	$76.29	526,094	-26.43%	77.20	76.47	76.53	72.97	69.57	47.75	62.47	69.70	42.51	58.92	0.21	0.29	-0.08	0.47
CWCO	CONSOLIDATED WATER CO LTD	$23.14	110,507	-12.85%	23.72	23.79	25.56	25.82	26.01	37.20	15.50	17.67	40.04	46.00	-0.54	-0.57	0.03	0.47
ORA	ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$71.81	369,371	-60.53%	72.36	70.87	70.64	69.25	72.99	52.75	83.28	90.67	60.72	83.48	0.77	0.63	0.14	0.80
SRE	SEMPRA	$74.70	3,260,768	-26.22%	73.63	70.71	71.56	78.15	80.97	59.44	88.49	92.22	82.68	90.49	1.10	0.41	0.69	0.60
BEPC	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP	$28.68	961,541	-28.02%	27.95	27.12	27.82	27.65	28.86	58.35	87.11	91.32	91.45	95.38	0.27	0.01	0.26	0.83
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$107.54	3,070,997	-43.33%	107.33	105.95	105.72	100.89	99.83	54.51	87.98	87.32	83.37	86.70	0.80	0.65	0.15	0.37
AQN	ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP	$5.27	10,342,135	-12.55%	5.33	5.15	5.05	4.78	5.04	54.52	79.51	83.61	53.36	70.15	0.10	0.09	0.01	0.66
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP	$30.11	417,197	8.81%	29.01	28.63	29.48	31.02	32.10	57.93	88.15	84.58	100.00	99.88	0.05	-0.20	0.26	0.80
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$78.66	4,673,810	4.66%	81.13	81.04	81.47	83.41	84.08	39.94	37.10	51.02	13.31	31.33	-0.39	-0.13	-0.26	0.59
CDZI	CADIZ INC	$2.85	327,087	15.67%	2.78	2.64	3.28	4.00	3.65	47.70	81.67	83.05	96.86	96.69	-0.11	-0.19	0.08	1.11
ENLT	ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD	$16.37	5,178	280.18%	16.02	15.57	16.28	16.45	16.23	56.32	87.69	90.89	99.79	99.64	0.07	-0.10	0.16	0.65
ATO	ATMOS ENERGY CORP	$160.18	1,142,843	-30.32%	159.08	155.15	152.21	146.87	141.61	64.19	91.49	89.32	84.20	83.08	2.63	2.30	0.33	0.42
TAC	TRANSALTA CORP	$9.05	567,034	-30.80%	8.81	8.70	9.38	11.05	10.25	50.75	86.86	89.28	89.22	93.42	-0.12	-0.23	0.10	0.73
GWRS	GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC	$10.33	47,256	-14.78%	10.32	10.20	10.72	11.23	11.94	47.74	79.14	85.93	82.17	89.85	-0.06	-0.13	0.07	0.68
DGXX	DIGI POWER X INC	$1.42	438,984	44.13%	1.11	1.06	1.24	1.73	1.56	61.96	59.22	50.59	100.00	100.00	0.00	-0.07	0.07	2.34
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$66.05	11,359,784	-17.46%	66.37	66.65	69.38	70.21	74.76	44.53	59.47	63.11	81.51	86.10	-0.83	-0.98	0.15	0.62
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$93.41	1,723,974	59.61%	94.38	93.14	92.91	89.76	88.91	49.89	80.11	83.75	66.99	83.75	0.59	0.54	0.05	0.43
MNTK	MONTAUK RENEWABLES INC	$2.13	103,996	-51.25%	2.17	2.10	2.54	3.36	4.19	45.26	52.23	60.82	50.21	62.70	-0.08	-0.13	0.05	1.25
SUUN	SOLARBANK CORP	$2.13	80,903	-46.06%	2.19	2.27	3.11	2.97	3.48	33.91	28.28	30.33	36.60	50.19	-0.25	-0.29	0.04	0.44
BEP	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP	$23.19	541,449	15.23%	22.48	21.84	22.43	22.44	24.04	61.01	88.48	92.30	94.12	96.70	0.22	-0.01	0.23	0.75
NRGV	ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC	$0.70	759,736	-47.80%	0.69	0.70	0.95	1.42	1.34	42.19	82.54	75.17	88.62	96.21	-0.07	-0.09	0.03	1.54
OPAL	OPAL FUELS INC	$1.77	72,309	-49.91%	1.56	1.48	1.93	2.58	3.16	56.25	83.05	85.58	98.78	98.86	-0.05	-0.14	0.08	0.53
OKLO	OKLO INC	$26.31	13,222,822	98.54%	23.43	22.73	26.19	29.00	20.85	55.82	82.44	82.17	93.00	93.93	-0.43	-1.16	0.73	0.85
FLNC	FLUENCE ENERGY INC	$4.28	3,628,550	-17.30%	3.94	4.00	4.92	9.60	14.51	46.49	74.50	68.31	95.21	94.94	-0.34	-0.49	0.15	2.05
NFE	NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC	$5.68	5,536,431	1.22%	5.48	5.65	8.21	11.05	11.58	42.39	50.56	45.56	92.62	93.34	-0.84	-1.04	0.20	1.46
ELLO	ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD	$15.60	4,186	-53.17%	14.90	14.50	15.23	15.65	14.41	56.18	78.62	76.89	93.93	86.12	0.05	-0.14	0.19	0.58

Utility Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Utilities - Diversified	12	+0.02%	+0.33%	-0.35%	+3.68%	117.97x	1.56x	+11.32%	+3.31%	+6.58%	+8.07%	Buy
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	6	+3.42%	+4.60%	+6.06%	+60.35%	19.15x	5.45x	+39.47%	+6.09%	+14.04%	+24.23%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Electric	40	-0.24%	-0.04%	-0.41%	+18.87%	20.70x	1.89x	+10.08%	+2.66%	+5.44%	+6.56%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Gas	16	+0.16%	-0.49%	+0.40%	+13.96%	14.81x	2.30x	+19.76%	+3.06%	+6.07%	+1.94%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Water	14	-0.56%	+0.61%	-0.08%	+10.32%	20.89x	2.30x	+13.59%	+5.38%	+10.06%	-0.75%	Hold
Utilities - Renewable	20	+3.46%	+5.74%	+13.08%	+44.63%	36.68x	4.99x	+20.94%	+4.32%	+11.42%	+16.81%	Buy

Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best utility stocks to buy right now in May 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. Ugi (NYSE:UGI)

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is the #1 top utility stock out of 108 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 Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the utility sector average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 27.73% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 7 percentage points.

Ugi has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -15.33% from Ugi's current stock price of $33.07.

Ugi stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ugi, 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 108 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 Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -10 points lower than the utility sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP as a "B".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 17.71% over the past year, underperforming other utility stocks by -3 percentage points.

3. Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG)

Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG) is the #3 top utility stock out of 108 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 Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the utility sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nrg Energy has seen its stock return 54.96% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 34 percentage points.

Nrg Energy has an average 1 year price target of $127.43, an upside of 11.64% from Nrg Energy's current stock price of $114.14.

Nrg Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Nrg Energy, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 65 utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Sabesp (NYSE:SBS)

Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the utility sector average of 3.16%. Sabesp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Sabesp's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sabesp's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kenon Holdings (NYSE:KEN)

Kenon Holdings (NYSE:KEN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the utility sector average of 3.16%. Kenon Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Kenon Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kenon Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 33.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG)

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG) has an annual dividend yield of 9.71%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 3.16%. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% fifteen times in the last 10 years. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend payout ratio of 58.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are utility stocks up?

Utility stocks were up 0.58% in the last day, and up 1.12% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why utility stocks are up.

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 44 points higher than the utility sector average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 17.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -3 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 30 points higher than the utility sector average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aes's stock has dropped -45.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -66 percentage points.

3. Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR)

Brazilian Electric Power Co (NYSE:EBR) 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.

Brazilian Electric Power Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the utility sector average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brazilian Electric Power Co's stock has gained 2.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -18 percentage points.

Are utility stocks a good buy now?

45.57% of utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect utility stocks to rise by 8.19% over the next year.

1.01% of utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.04% of utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.69% are rated C (Hold), 20.2% are rated D (Sell), and 6.06% 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 28.02x.

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