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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	$32.79	2,009,565	-25.36%	32.75	32.15	32.69	31.10	27.88	54.01	80.36	80.96	80.25	81.15	0.11	0.02	0.09	0.75
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$9.09	132,207	-16.01%	8.89	8.32	7.90	7.56	7.69	74.22	97.94	95.49	81.75	81.61	0.39	0.33	0.06	0.58
NRG	NRG ENERGY INC	$109.58	2,157,187	23.58%	103.28	98.15	98.60	99.12	92.20	63.14	98.02	97.93	100.00	100.00	3.23	1.44	1.79	1.02
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$7.70	1,677,455	79.32%	7.48	7.28	7.04	6.49	6.70	64.89	92.01	91.86	89.84	90.74	0.19	0.15	0.05	0.70
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$14.77	64,364	31.85%	15.02	15.00	14.79	14.73	15.51	46.59	51.65	54.33	24.31	30.83	0.03	0.07	-0.04	0.51
PAM	PAMPA ENERGY INC	$70.99	204,083	82.24%	75.48	73.01	76.57	81.92	71.27	43.19	56.13	64.50	59.59	73.38	-0.75	-0.82	0.07	0.92
GEV	GE VERNOVA INC	$370.82	2,513,802	3.45%	347.19	327.69	322.48	341.86	292.58	63.87	89.78	92.14	95.49	97.12	13.32	6.61	6.71	1.90
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$42.88	5,294,173	16.93%	42.32	41.17	40.38	40.15	41.37	63.81	95.17	92.71	93.32	91.86	0.83	0.64	0.19	0.41
BIPC	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORP	$37.44	955,784	28.76%	36.05	35.53	36.87	38.72	39.91	58.89	95.87	93.56	100.00	100.00	0.05	-0.30	0.35	0.84
RGCO	RGC RESOURCES INC	$20.97	9,699	31.73%	21.01	21.40	20.87	20.70	20.84	48.43	30.56	24.81	25.63	13.15	-0.04	0.06	-0.10	0.46
SWX	SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC	$72.21	414,299	50.61%	72.83	71.62	73.32	73.20	73.44	48.77	74.19	78.67	72.94	80.69	-0.02	-0.22	0.20	0.52
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$53.51	11,148,857	308.93%	57.23	56.66	56.21	61.81	72.68	39.09	67.62	84.51	66.67	87.82	0.07	0.16	-0.10	0.60
BKH	BLACK HILLS CORP	$60.90	528,290	94.78%	60.54	59.69	59.92	59.48	59.69	56.24	92.36	89.84	95.06	93.84	0.34	0.17	0.18	0.53
ARTNA	ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.52	52,421	45.26%	34.76	33.87	32.77	32.13	34.25	64.14	75.22	71.06	52.62	48.24	0.74	0.68	0.06	0.38
VST	VISTRA CORP	$129.63	4,953,030	15.48%	120.99	115.78	123.94	141.51	124.52	57.63	97.52	96.97	99.38	99.62	1.05	-1.89	2.94	1.15
UTL	UNITIL CORP	$58.66	50,965	-9.83%	58.61	57.77	56.81	55.75	57.45	57.85	82.11	80.76	69.63	69.80	0.64	0.59	0.05	0.44
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$45.38	2,214,703	74.80%	45.08	44.59	44.81	43.42	41.88	54.67	85.60	87.64	93.88	94.35	0.23	0.11	0.12	0.54
SBS	COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO-SABESP	$20.33	1,969,741	53.54%	19.62	18.74	17.74	16.57	16.52	73.35	96.41	97.26	99.72	99.81	0.77	0.60	0.17	0.70
AWR	AMERICAN STATES WATER CO	$81.11	332,718	21.09%	80.00	78.76	77.77	77.08	80.02	60.58	83.23	74.62	68.33	57.01	0.86	0.73	0.13	0.43
SJW	SJW GROUP	$56.74	305,984	16.32%	54.83	53.96	53.58	51.87	54.90	62.60	84.36	75.96	80.66	66.32	0.69	0.45	0.24	0.43
PCG	PG&E CORP	$16.52	23,760,159	141.75%	17.19	16.97	16.70	17.31	18.47	43.54	61.80	72.36	49.95	67.59	0.10	0.13	-0.03	0.70
CEG	CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP	$223.44	2,131,878	4.56%	212.99	205.68	221.65	248.68	235.80	55.03	95.49	97.19	96.18	98.73	0.77	-3.64	4.41	1.20
NI	NISOURCE INC	$39.11	4,637,959	-6.49%	39.24	38.88	39.33	38.24	36.04	49.77	87.27	91.77	85.79	93.31	0.10	0.01	0.09	0.49
NWN	NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO	$43.10	288,267	17.42%	43.50	42.50	42.00	41.13	40.62	54.78	83.17	88.04	69.04	79.59	0.57	0.48	0.09	0.43
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$137.00	2,690,494	51.07%	135.05	133.52	133.76	127.60	125.42	57.63	90.50	85.84	90.29	87.05	0.92	0.51	0.41	0.46
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$59.48	5,176,886	17.76%	58.23	57.99	60.05	59.14	62.03	53.35	94.93	88.50	100.00	97.23	-0.24	-0.58	0.34	0.46
SPH	SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP	$19.97	105,329	28.22%	20.40	20.28	20.62	19.93	19.06	44.25	56.45	65.01	58.29	69.37	-0.10	-0.09	-0.01	0.46
CTRI	CENTURI HOLDINGS INC	$17.96	229,607	-31.19%	17.62	17.17	17.04	19.05	18.47	54.42	82.19	88.79	79.52	89.89	0.29	0.10	0.19	1.33
EXC	EXELON CORP	$46.90	7,677,145	80.85%	46.70	46.19	44.81	41.85	40.27	58.24	74.20	71.49	44.79	40.86	0.64	0.69	-0.05	0.48
CWEN	CLEARWAY ENERGY INC	$29.34	897,524	32.17%	28.80	28.66	28.67	27.48	27.75	54.03	92.25	89.16	93.85	94.97	0.12	0.01	0.10	0.76
ARIS	ARIS WATER SOLUTIONS INC	$24.96	529,283	26.02%	25.25	25.80	28.21	27.26	22.68	42.86	53.89	56.74	78.89	91.19	-0.98	-1.10	0.12	1.18
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$112.75	4,824,117	141.16%	111.81	110.46	106.64	99.46	100.15	59.85	84.10	77.75	58.82	52.09	1.61	1.75	-0.15	0.25
WTRG	ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC	$41.13	2,336,145	84.55%	40.55	39.83	39.05	37.55	38.49	61.11	87.37	80.99	74.52	67.36	0.56	0.50	0.06	0.52
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$83.17	3,975,479	1.13%	83.49	82.63	83.73	81.06	72.97	49.84	83.22	90.21	73.92	86.07	0.23	0.02	0.21	0.50
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$90.42	159,842	77.74%	90.56	90.07	91.16	91.96	91.62	49.19	80.99	79.07	81.44	80.26	-0.11	-0.23	0.12	0.50
NJR	NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP	$48.94	869,018	5.70%	49.36	48.75	48.45	47.71	47.20	51.46	69.43	72.98	52.31	61.31	0.25	0.26	-0.01	0.53
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$109.52	2,773,965	84.91%	108.45	107.30	106.62	101.95	97.76	58.53	90.57	86.35	91.68	85.17	0.84	0.70	0.14	0.33
ALE	ALLETE INC	$65.49	420,768	-1.47%	65.11	65.04	65.32	65.25	64.69	56.13	78.53	70.96	97.36	95.59	-0.01	-0.08	0.08	0.50
MSEX	MIDDLESEX WATER CO	$63.12	146,688	76.40%	62.42	62.54	60.24	56.62	60.35	56.60	66.51	54.40	54.08	28.74	0.52	0.70	-0.19	0.50
AVA	AVISTA CORP	$41.47	669,284	9.01%	41.47	41.13	40.21	38.39	38.28	56.31	73.79	72.35	54.50	53.44	0.39	0.44	-0.05	0.43
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$10.51	192,003	-13.69%	11.09	10.76	11.60	12.94	11.60	41.63	55.62	62.30	63.77	76.14	-0.19	-0.24	0.04	0.96
PPL	PPL CORP	$36.50	8,510,721	17.64%	36.03	35.40	35.02	33.99	32.98	61.66	94.13	91.26	98.26	95.10	0.44	0.33	0.11	0.50
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$70.70	4,467,159	75.92%	70.14	69.70	69.68	68.47	65.81	53.98	71.10	65.28	61.58	57.38	0.29	0.22	0.07	0.40
RNW	RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC	$6.38	808,144	36.95%	6.38	6.14	6.16	6.44	6.15	55.41	86.42	92.75	80.75	91.66	0.11	0.05	0.05	0.97
AES	AES CORP	$10.00	17,983,486	29.59%	10.08	10.47	11.27	11.64	14.21	39.17	40.87	36.95	79.98	80.23	-0.42	-0.44	0.01	1.05
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$99.24	1,753,388	78.92%	98.55	98.05	98.74	95.50	90.27	53.48	86.55	82.65	98.18	93.74	0.18	0.02	0.16	0.42
XIFR	XPLR INFRASTRUCTURE LP	$8.24	1,447,469	51.15%	8.48	8.57	8.88	11.98	17.80	41.83	50.82	58.40	63.29	74.08	-0.21	-0.22	0.01	0.81
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$42.12	1,445,462	40.00%	42.51	42.62	43.56	43.18	45.27	45.12	38.25	38.02	33.38	34.51	-0.40	-0.31	-0.09	0.46
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$122.02	2,996,318	28.94%	121.12	120.03	118.57	114.37	114.10	57.01	80.55	75.14	73.54	63.61	0.89	0.82	0.06	0.32
EDN	EDENOR	$30.23	83,602	-4.70%	32.30	30.23	32.42	36.67	30.23	45.89	66.94	70.69	64.93	72.10	-0.09	-0.25	0.17	0.98
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$61.04	2,296,622	73.91%	60.84	61.12	62.41	60.95	59.96	47.73	73.86	71.32	88.48	90.46	-0.34	-0.43	0.09	0.43
OGS	ONE GAS INC	$78.51	714,890	26.87%	77.94	76.25	74.94	72.65	72.13	63.70	88.94	88.09	84.47	84.80	1.18	1.01	0.16	0.48
OTTR	OTTER TAIL CORP	$79.38	360,455	108.94%	78.64	78.48	80.08	78.50	80.88	51.32	73.79	72.99	77.12	74.06	-0.32	-0.44	0.11	0.66
VG	VENTURE GLOBAL INC	$8.39	2,531,212	-9.04%	8.66	8.47	10.63	N/A	N/A	36.87	57.76	64.06	76.36	83.65	-0.65	-0.85	0.21	1.88
FTS	FORTIS INC	$49.51	433,264	65.77%	48.53	47.28	45.66	44.09	43.91	71.78	96.61	95.20	90.01	85.28	1.05	0.91	0.14	0.36
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$54.38	6,059,862	20.08%	53.38	53.21	54.46	54.52	55.60	53.78	92.99	84.82	100.00	95.02	-0.12	-0.35	0.23	0.38
CWT	CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	$50.65	475,328	4.28%	50.42	49.69	47.87	46.64	49.74	59.72	70.24	66.64	31.09	27.90	0.79	0.87	-0.08	0.48
YORW	YORK WATER CO	$35.20	62,530	8.82%	35.38	34.83	34.21	33.32	35.55	54.28	63.91	61.48	37.97	39.00	0.34	0.38	-0.04	0.43
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$53.20	920,288	15.36%	53.12	52.37	52.27	50.37	46.70	53.10	86.14	86.45	89.01	90.71	0.37	0.27	0.10	0.30
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$73.65	3,795,341	-13.00%	73.05	72.76	72.82	69.92	68.95	53.83	67.33	64.18	70.84	67.45	0.21	0.15	0.05	0.35
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.50	581,362	-38.81%	3.37	3.26	3.32	3.15	2.95	60.87	90.35	93.23	93.94	97.50	0.06	0.02	0.04	0.72
PCYO	PURE CYCLE CORP	$9.90	142,771	-27.75%	10.07	10.17	10.66	11.46	11.24	39.94	9.64	15.22	31.24	44.55	-0.20	-0.20	0.01	0.78
AWK	AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY INC	$147.01	1,356,449	12.52%	146.55	145.90	142.44	134.02	137.50	54.62	66.59	59.28	44.06	38.42	1.14	1.52	-0.39	0.48
KEN	KENON HOLDINGS LTD	$30.36	9,996	-68.88%	29.69	30.68	31.72	31.55	29.02	47.96	37.54	38.76	44.39	45.41	-0.49	-0.59	0.10	0.75
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$69.10	2,080,146	24.71%	68.24	67.44	67.48	65.20	62.73	58.50	95.98	91.89	98.72	93.84	0.49	0.29	0.19	0.42
CPK	CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP	$131.67	150,769	64.75%	133.14	131.57	128.56	125.67	123.20	52.45	63.17	67.21	22.74	34.21	1.31	1.60	-0.29	0.49
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$73.00	951,907	37.70%	72.57	69.59	65.49	62.73	64.10	65.58	84.30	82.61	60.00	62.43	2.36	2.24	0.13	0.43
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$79.93	4,379,293	42.34%	81.57	81.30	81.62	83.54	84.06	43.84	52.67	60.05	30.49	46.88	-0.19	-0.06	-0.13	0.59
WAVE	ECO WAVE POWER GLOBAL AB (PUBL)	$5.98	25,531	10.01%	6.16	6.05	6.95	8.86	7.21	44.41	80.25	83.08	87.43	95.17	-0.20	-0.32	0.12	0.38
NWE	NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC	$58.23	937,287	54.30%	58.51	57.50	56.33	54.71	54.61	55.03	86.15	88.71	75.86	81.07	0.76	0.68	0.08	0.47
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$215.08	700,136	31.32%	206.53	200.28	202.78	211.52	187.46	57.90	93.20	92.75	100.00	100.00	2.81	0.44	2.37	1.76
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$91.89	5,933,593	83.42%	91.11	90.33	89.93	86.76	87.35	56.78	77.57	73.44	77.63	71.42	0.53	0.46	0.07	0.37
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$38.78	5,794,574	61.61%	37.64	37.06	35.75	33.95	31.40	70.97	96.75	96.31	100.00	99.96	0.76	0.65	0.12	0.54
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.50	1,950,629	34.24%	10.35	10.16	10.63	10.12	10.90	52.72	84.27	77.29	94.54	87.42	-0.04	-0.09	0.05	0.51
CWCO	CONSOLIDATED WATER CO LTD	$23.24	126,761	-14.25%	23.79	23.86	25.64	25.85	26.03	38.01	13.90	22.24	45.59	50.47	-0.53	-0.58	0.05	0.47
ORA	ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$72.60	870,724	131.93%	72.21	70.84	70.52	69.32	73.00	56.59	92.16	94.39	89.71	96.48	0.85	0.59	0.26	0.80
SR	SPIRE INC	$76.54	711,989	26.34%	77.32	76.59	76.49	72.92	69.50	49.21	70.69	75.47	62.14	72.78	0.29	0.32	-0.03	0.48
BEPC	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP	$28.46	1,331,313	67.45%	27.72	27.11	27.82	27.67	28.87	56.89	91.40	93.63	94.70	98.23	0.21	-0.05	0.27	0.83
SRE	SEMPRA	$74.27	4,081,742	16.37%	73.20	70.62	71.77	78.31	80.98	58.22	92.05	95.12	90.33	96.26	1.03	0.23	0.80	0.60
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP	$30.01	374,400	-17.75%	28.86	28.64	29.55	31.06	32.10	57.27	84.79	81.03	100.00	99.75	-0.04	-0.27	0.23	0.80
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$108.34	5,417,482	83.60%	107.17	105.97	105.63	100.78	99.75	57.40	88.94	83.43	91.74	84.38	0.82	0.61	0.21	0.37
ENLT	ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD	$16.33	1,362	-85.54%	15.91	15.56	16.31	16.45	16.23	55.84	90.80	92.72	99.79	97.85	0.04	-0.14	0.17	0.65
AQN	ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP	$5.38	11,783,199	51.62%	5.33	5.15	5.04	4.77	5.05	60.30	86.46	84.54	78.31	79.17	0.10	0.09	0.02	0.66
CDZI	CADIZ INC	$2.84	282,753	3.72%	2.74	2.65	3.31	4.01	3.65	47.26	82.57	84.53	96.15	97.18	-0.13	-0.21	0.08	1.11
IDA	IDACORP INC	$118.09	514,497	22.89%	117.51	117.05	115.80	113.08	108.87	54.47	68.83	68.71	41.32	43.92	0.65	0.70	-0.05	0.44
TAC	TRANSALTA CORP	$8.91	627,136	-2.77%	8.77	8.73	9.41	11.08	10.24	47.84	87.92	88.83	91.04	97.01	-0.15	-0.25	0.10	0.73
ATO	ATMOS ENERGY CORP	$160.63	1,629,393	150.33%	158.70	154.90	151.98	146.70	141.42	65.80	90.10	87.65	84.79	83.06	2.63	2.22	0.41	0.42
GWRS	GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC	$10.43	55,415	44.69%	10.30	10.20	10.74	11.26	11.95	50.57	88.22	90.20	93.68	93.70	-0.07	-0.14	0.08	0.68
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$95.18	1,077,232	25.73%	94.38	93.24	92.85	89.75	88.84	57.49	87.70	83.93	95.49	89.90	0.70	0.53	0.17	0.43
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$66.88	13,420,650	50.93%	66.33	66.87	69.44	70.31	74.79	47.22	64.95	60.99	89.60	86.24	-0.83	-1.02	0.19	0.62
DGXX	DIGI POWER X INC	$1.35	304,135	-49.22%	1.08	1.05	1.27	1.74	1.56	59.43	50.20	41.57	100.00	99.89	-0.02	-0.09	0.07	2.34
MNTK	MONTAUK RENEWABLES INC	$2.10	213,322	63.89%	2.16	2.10	2.59	3.38	4.20	44.01	60.61	70.26	62.16	75.78	-0.09	-0.14	0.05	1.25
BEP	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP	$23.04	459,743	-12.35%	22.26	21.81	22.43	22.46	24.05	59.64	91.78	94.91	95.99	98.66	0.17	-0.07	0.24	0.74
SUUN	SOLARBANK CORP	$2.10	144,775	-75.58%	2.20	2.29	3.15	2.97	3.50	32.56	30.04	32.52	47.64	61.89	-0.26	-0.30	0.04	0.43
NRGV	ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC	$0.75	1,454,544	0.13%	0.69	0.71	0.97	1.43	1.34	46.28	79.48	62.56	100.00	100.00	-0.07	-0.10	0.03	1.54
OPAL	OPAL FUELS INC	$1.73	144,360	-0.00%	1.52	1.47	1.96	2.60	3.17	54.10	83.80	88.46	98.29	99.11	-0.07	-0.16	0.08	0.52
FLNC	FLUENCE ENERGY INC	$4.09	4,386,069	41.29%	3.87	4.03	4.97	9.73	14.58	42.01	67.10	61.76	93.31	95.90	-0.39	-0.53	0.14	2.05
OKLO	OKLO INC	$23.74	6,518,268	26.22%	22.96	22.55	26.56	28.94	20.76	48.65	80.55	82.90	93.00	95.00	-0.72	-1.34	0.62	0.84
NFE	NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC	$5.43	5,465,487	19.79%	5.47	5.79	8.35	11.10	11.66	40.13	44.52	43.01	92.62	94.06	-0.90	-1.09	0.18	1.46
CIG	ENERGY CO OF MINAS GERAIS	$1.89	2,370,435	22.24%	1.81	1.75	1.83	1.84	1.92	63.40	91.37	92.36	100.00	100.00	0.02	-0.01	0.03	0.67

Utility Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Utilities - Diversified	12	-0.39%	+0.62%	+0.33%	+5.32%	117.32x	1.55x	+12.19%	+3.28%	+6.43%	+8.01%	Buy
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	6	-0.74%	+3.38%	+5.49%	+57.22%	18.20x	5.20x	+39.35%	+6.10%	+14.03%	+28.77%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Electric	40	-0.34%	+0.43%	+0.30%	+20.86%	21.31x	1.92x	+9.94%	+2.64%	+5.43%	+6.28%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Gas	16	-0.32%	-0.06%	+0.87%	+14.69%	15.07x	2.29x	+19.45%	+3.06%	+6.07%	+2.05%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Water	14	+0.24%	+0.56%	+0.63%	+12.83%	20.66x	2.31x	+13.81%	+5.45%	+10.17%	-1.12%	Hold
Utilities - Renewable	20	-0.79%	+6.95%	+11.71%	+40.76%	35.64x	4.78x	+20.64%	+4.24%	+11.36%	+20.94%	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 28.29% 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 -14.61% from Ugi's current stock price of $32.79.

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 18.82% 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 33, which is 2 points higher than the utility sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nrg Energy has seen its stock return 50.79% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 29 percentage points.

Nrg Energy has an average 1 year price target of $127.43, an upside of 16.29% from Nrg Energy's current stock price of $109.58.

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 3.17%. 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 3.17%. 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 11.53%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 3.17%. Energy Co Of Minas Gerais's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% sixteen 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 46% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are utility stocks down?

Utility stocks were down -0.37% in the last day, and up 1.48% over the last week. Edison International was the among the top losers in the utilities sector, dropping -8.89% yesterday.

Edison International shares are trading lower following a Q1 sales miss.

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 18.82% 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aes 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.

Aes's stock has dropped -44.13% 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 4.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -17 percentage points.

Are utility stocks a good buy now?

44.3% of utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect utility stocks to rise by 8.9% 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), 69.7% are rated C (Hold), 20.2% are rated D (Sell), and 5.05% 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 28.19x.

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