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Best Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top utility stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best utility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the utilities sector.

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:

Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) is the #1 top utility stock out of 110 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -7 points lower than the utility sector average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PAM as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pampa Energy has seen its stock return 39.06% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 44 percentage points.

Pampa Energy has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 25.72% from Pampa Energy's current stock price of $83.52.

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

Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) is the #2 top utility stock out of 110 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 2 points higher than the utility sector average of 33. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the #3 top utility stock out of 110 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -4 points lower than the utility sector average of 33. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 73.62% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 78 percentage points.

Central Puerto Sa has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 93.37% from Central Puerto Sa's current stock price of $14.48.

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.

Out of 76 utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has an annual dividend yield of 7.66%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 3.29%. Suburban Propane Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Suburban Propane Partners's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Suburban Propane Partners's dividend payout ratio of 66.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 6.24%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 3.29%. 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 35.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.99%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 3.29%. 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 240.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Utility stocks were up 0.84% in the last day, and down -1.6% over the last week. Hallador Energy Co was the among the top gainers in the utilities sector, gaining 3.27% yesterday.

Hallador Energy shares are trading higher after the company announced it closed a $600 million senior secured term loan facility with a three-year term to expand its financing package up to $675 million.

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:

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) 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.

Edison International has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the utility sector average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has dropped -0.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the utility sector by 4 percentage points.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) 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.

Korea Electric Power has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the utility sector average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has dropped -16.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -12 percentage points.

Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) 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.

Sabesp has a valuation score of 0, which is -30 points higher than the utility sector average of 30. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBS a Valuation Rating of "B".

Sabesp's stock has gained 10.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the utility sector by 15 percentage points.

43.04% of utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect utility stocks to rise by 24.4% over the next year.

0.99% of utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0.99% of utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.38% are rated C (Hold), 26.73% are rated D (Sell), and 8.91% are rated F (Strong Sell).