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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.

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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
PAM	PAMPA ENERGY INC	$81.92	135,000	-11.18%	83.87	82.38	83.29	82.93	79.48	47.59	48.97	59.52	40.27	57.61	0.57	0.36	0.21	0.89
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$14.64	167,000	-51.87%	15.12	14.65	15.10	15.42	14.08	47.65	46.75	59.67	46.22	64.40	0.11	0.03	0.07	1.04
SBS	COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO-SABESP	$5.35	9,890,000	107.51%	5.54	5.73	6.21	5.89	5.38	32.53	13.97	13.68	31.20	33.45	-0.24	-0.22	-0.02	0.60
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA SA	$9.80	1,436,000	43.03%	10.30	10.74	11.66	11.33	10.66	27.17	3.26	7.02	4.21	14.24	-0.52	-0.45	-0.07	0.60
GEV	GE VERNOVA INC	$933.61	2,983,000	36.96%	988.19	1,018.09	1,007.62	899.56	756.67	37.18	14.50	15.53	9.34	11.29	-20.27	-7.02	-13.25	1.86
RGCO	RGC RESOURCES INC	$22.93	9,100	65.45%	22.79	22.90	22.62	22.17	22.03	51.50	26.80	29.48	27.62	29.16	0.01	0.07	-0.06	0.40
SPH	SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP	$19.25	85,000	-35.61%	19.50	19.76	19.68	19.91	19.29	43.56	14.25	11.83	19.94	13.18	-0.13	-0.05	-0.09	0.38
PCG	PG&E CORP	$17.11	11,965,000	-16.67%	16.56	16.46	16.88	17.01	16.36	59.09	88.91	83.37	98.98	93.19	0.00	-0.11	0.11	0.64
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$81.86	897,000	5.65%	83.06	84.30	85.93	86.64	80.63	42.06	18.85	14.38	32.91	27.49	-1.50	-1.11	-0.39	0.37
CTRI	CENTURI HOLDINGS INC	$29.84	808,000	13.48%	30.63	31.01	32.62	31.08	26.72	41.28	50.52	50.51	74.94	78.15	-0.85	-0.82	-0.03	1.37
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$4.17	421,000	-3.66%	4.25	4.32	4.34	4.26	4.04	40.85	21.84	22.17	17.66	26.72	-0.05	-0.03	-0.02	0.72
ARTNA	ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP	$32.96	32,200	34.17%	32.48	32.28	32.14	32.58	32.47	59.40	67.94	67.84	71.55	69.12	0.15	0.10	0.05	0.28
MNTK	MONTAUK RENEWABLES INC	$1.66	153,000	8.51%	1.69	1.59	1.42	1.47	1.71	55.78	56.76	63.66	27.54	41.13	0.08	0.08	-0.00	1.26
KEN	KENON HOLDINGS LTD	$75.10	32,400	35.56%	86.43	87.25	85.89	81.90	67.64	33.11	1.05	13.84	0.00	8.96	-1.40	0.15	-1.55	0.86
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$13.54	1,672,000	-10.30%	13.48	13.58	14.60	14.98	13.41	41.99	45.47	42.75	88.69	81.84	-0.35	-0.39	0.04	0.50
VST	VISTRA CORP	$148.76	3,654,000	42.12%	157.05	150.29	154.38	158.45	172.10	45.12	55.92	62.15	56.71	63.93	0.11	-0.18	0.29	1.27
YORW	YORK WATER CO	$30.28	119,000	58.67%	29.81	29.63	30.05	31.27	31.46	57.42	54.50	50.12	67.22	64.84	-0.01	-0.10	0.08	0.29
UTL	UNITIL CORP	$51.23	143,000	-11.18%	50.44	50.68	51.93	51.68	49.84	51.80	44.09	28.88	62.17	40.22	-0.48	-0.48	-0.00	0.33
TAC	TRANSALTA CORP	$12.68	1,987,000	-52.46%	13.84	13.34	13.12	13.02	13.58	41.88	42.25	65.99	33.81	64.80	0.20	0.26	-0.05	0.73
UGI	UGI CORP	$34.85	826,000	-12.68%	34.77	34.35	35.70	36.73	35.93	49.53	43.10	41.75	50.19	45.45	-0.26	-0.33	0.06	0.63
RNW	RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC	$6.04	886,000	71.04%	6.22	5.88	5.35	5.35	6.30	56.77	69.05	77.09	43.53	60.61	0.27	0.26	0.01	0.95
TLN	TALEN ENERGY CORP	$364.74	1,059,000	102.10%	379.46	366.05	354.97	353.33	371.61	49.13	75.97	81.26	71.52	79.19	5.61	5.54	0.07	1.73
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$12.39	1,699,000	83.08%	13.03	13.33	14.29	16.90	16.08	32.35	29.69	33.78	37.08	44.34	-0.56	-0.56	-0.01	0.60
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$75.66	278,000	-11.46%	74.95	74.99	77.38	78.17	80.41	49.19	46.34	37.36	65.83	51.46	-0.87	-0.88	0.01	0.38
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$124.22	3,265,000	-6.23%	123.05	123.49	126.77	126.23	124.01	49.84	42.17	27.36	65.63	47.85	-1.21	-1.25	0.04	0.22
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$70.60	3,074,000	50.39%	69.05	68.64	68.82	70.06	69.38	57.84	68.92	52.14	81.20	61.63	0.11	-0.05	0.16	0.42
EXC	EXELON CORP	$45.75	8,488,000	6.14%	45.48	44.94	46.48	46.63	45.79	51.84	54.06	50.02	67.22	61.53	-0.24	-0.36	0.11	0.29
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$73.33	2,423,000	-4.72%	71.03	70.54	70.85	69.48	63.20	62.28	86.89	81.28	90.75	76.20	0.38	0.09	0.29	0.56
AQN	ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP	$6.01	3,952,000	-27.45%	5.93	5.91	6.12	6.33	6.10	50.70	60.39	51.37	83.97	74.78	-0.06	-0.08	0.02	0.60
MWH	SOLV ENERGY INC	$32.81	1,487,000	-32.56%	36.27	39.31	36.48	N/A	N/A	36.99	11.46	13.72	9.57	10.91	-1.05	-0.12	-0.93	1.67
AWR	AMERICAN STATES WATER CO	$78.37	234,000	32.20%	76.87	76.75	76.92	75.31	74.38	58.15	65.85	58.33	74.61	70.31	0.14	0.01	0.14	0.31
PCYO	PURE CYCLE CORP	$10.48	72,000	44.87%	10.30	10.54	10.88	10.88	10.97	47.27	45.02	38.53	79.17	77.71	-0.19	-0.21	0.01	0.75
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$50.53	703,000	-20.65%	49.87	49.23	50.75	51.22	48.62	54.23	58.01	50.44	66.98	61.47	-0.14	-0.31	0.17	0.37
PPL	PPL CORP	$35.74	7,213,000	-39.27%	35.43	35.55	37.29	37.20	36.62	46.60	41.25	27.43	77.19	60.60	-0.57	-0.64	0.07	0.40
NRG	NRG ENERGY INC	$129.20	1,718,000	25.40%	134.70	133.67	146.82	152.80	157.39	38.97	49.85	52.24	68.07	69.96	-4.26	-4.67	0.41	1.13
DGXX	DIGI POWER X INC	$6.04	15,071,000	53.61%	7.70	7.65	4.93	3.79	3.54	43.07	25.08	36.51	0.00	0.82	0.63	0.94	-0.30	2.44
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$13.96	44,500	-10.46%	13.89	13.84	13.92	14.07	14.44	51.31	59.84	61.68	58.07	61.98	-0.03	-0.03	0.01	0.49
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$46.42	3,212,000	-37.91%	46.06	45.35	47.83	48.36	46.78	51.31	61.97	54.41	79.89	71.61	-0.40	-0.62	0.22	0.33
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$79.48	2,314,000	41.36%	78.75	78.15	79.77	81.14	81.34	52.84	46.98	38.82	63.48	51.86	-0.32	-0.48	0.15	0.50
EDN	EDENOR	$25.76	124,000	7.83%	26.44	25.11	26.44	27.26	26.35	49.71	61.86	69.93	59.49	73.45	0.33	0.06	0.27	1.11
XIFR	XPLR INFRASTRUCTURE LP	$11.62	1,255,000	52.49%	12.09	11.82	10.94	10.60	10.23	50.52	46.05	61.54	29.35	58.10	0.36	0.38	-0.02	0.89
NJR	NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP	$55.41	797,000	22.05%	55.39	56.25	55.99	54.10	50.28	47.49	29.59	21.00	26.43	15.75	-0.40	-0.10	-0.29	0.37
NWE	NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC	$70.47	394,000	5.07%	70.55	70.95	70.57	69.37	65.54	48.86	37.70	30.88	43.91	34.92	-0.31	-0.07	-0.24	0.37
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$83.27	1,673,000	30.70%	82.51	82.55	82.21	80.96	77.79	54.46	43.27	29.29	47.35	31.34	-0.01	0.09	-0.10	0.35
OTTR	OTTER TAIL CORP	$86.77	149,000	14.62%	86.61	87.36	88.01	87.52	84.70	47.76	51.27	41.21	66.88	49.78	-0.61	-0.50	-0.12	0.58
NWN	NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO	$49.78	164,000	-9.39%	49.11	49.48	51.87	50.77	48.06	48.13	30.17	22.05	75.83	59.44	-0.79	-0.87	0.08	0.33
ATO	ATMOS ENERGY CORP	$170.24	1,137,000	3.93%	171.63	175.41	182.16	179.80	175.12	35.65	16.69	12.65	40.75	28.74	-4.05	-3.45	-0.60	0.37
AVA	AVISTA CORP	$42.42	723,000	19.50%	41.49	41.19	41.08	40.84	39.59	59.26	57.53	54.12	70.18	60.17	0.22	0.14	0.09	0.32
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$106.26	1,804,000	33.43%	105.74	106.19	109.11	109.16	104.07	47.96	27.66	16.76	33.36	14.55	-1.15	-1.09	-0.06	0.15
CWT	CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	$45.82	389,000	5.99%	44.54	43.84	44.70	44.86	45.24	59.14	81.17	77.24	89.95	85.42	0.24	-0.07	0.31	0.35
ENLT	ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD	$90.98	149,000	-34.36%	100.02	94.72	85.82	75.70	55.69	47.22	47.53	62.38	20.59	43.69	3.38	4.21	-0.83	0.90
ORA	ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$140.00	591,000	-21.83%	139.58	134.66	121.66	119.07	112.00	63.69	79.17	85.88	41.31	55.83	6.20	6.02	0.18	0.75
HTO	H2O AMERICA	$57.43	290,000	-11.31%	57.35	57.06	57.99	56.32	52.44	50.55	46.12	50.04	51.84	55.78	-0.18	-0.19	0.01	0.27
MSEX	MIDDLESEX WATER CO	$53.37	82,000	18.84%	52.37	51.92	52.28	52.59	53.02	58.26	71.82	70.99	80.86	77.34	0.17	0.00	0.16	0.36
CWCO	CONSOLIDATED WATER CO LTD	$29.92	69,000	16.95%	29.97	29.95	32.00	34.09	34.34	42.12	66.40	62.86	86.85	85.52	-0.62	-0.79	0.17	0.41
BIP	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP	$38.80	552,000	-9.21%	39.01	38.65	37.18	37.17	35.44	55.91	48.18	49.79	4.88	3.32	0.53	0.61	-0.08	0.77
CPK	CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP	$123.78	150,000	183.02%	123.45	124.99	126.42	128.15	128.94	46.60	28.20	24.07	36.88	25.80	-1.33	-1.00	-0.33	0.38
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$103.06	1,518,000	39.01%	100.84	100.47	101.46	99.37	94.26	57.88	58.13	38.08	66.03	43.66	-0.16	-0.25	0.09	0.33
CEG	CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP	$254.83	4,043,000	23.19%	278.34	279.37	289.29	294.13	321.77	36.25	12.71	19.26	27.25	33.65	-8.00	-5.47	-2.54	1.23
SWX	SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC	$88.72	303,000	8.99%	87.28	88.21	89.53	87.65	83.65	51.05	46.38	30.92	69.43	48.47	-0.87	-0.77	-0.09	0.43
OGS	ONE GAS INC	$78.40	492,000	-9.89%	78.84	81.26	85.28	84.37	81.67	35.05	17.73	12.51	65.69	48.65	-2.40	-2.09	-0.31	0.36
FLNC	FLUENCE ENERGY INC	$22.91	12,765,000	18.22%	23.43	22.27	17.04	18.64	17.33	54.30	60.74	70.28	46.22	68.03	2.30	2.05	0.25	2.27
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$47.80	1,051,000	-12.85%	47.32	47.40	47.80	46.92	45.70	52.66	47.41	33.88	54.92	39.70	-0.19	-0.15	-0.04	0.41
BIPC	BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORP	$41.31	507,000	-10.90%	41.58	41.04	40.41	43.54	43.66	52.67	58.09	58.70	38.94	40.15	0.31	0.28	0.03	0.82
SRE	SEMPRA	$91.42	2,958,000	85.69%	90.27	91.00	93.62	92.60	90.62	49.77	53.01	40.62	79.33	61.78	-0.95	-1.03	0.08	0.55
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$92.60	5,509,000	62.17%	92.12	92.73	94.25	93.62	92.52	48.44	43.00	30.32	60.64	43.39	-0.80	-0.69	-0.11	0.25
EMA	EMERA INC	$51.76	520,000	222.98%	52.11	52.22	52.36	51.61	49.79	46.53	22.06	14.33	24.44	16.10	-0.25	-0.10	-0.15	-0.16
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$59.33	833,000	30.97%	59.30	59.31	59.09	59.02	58.27	53.55	44.71	38.79	33.68	23.55	0.04	0.07	-0.03	0.21
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$110.74	5,034,000	94.36%	109.58	110.60	112.55	106.79	99.94	49.89	55.74	41.53	79.63	60.31	-0.97	-0.82	-0.15	0.43
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$85.84	11,827,000	59.26%	86.36	89.35	91.87	90.87	85.30	39.02	18.27	13.89	50.78	33.65	-2.19	-1.81	-0.38	0.54
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$109.27	2,020,000	55.27%	108.47	108.66	110.28	108.99	105.39	50.76	34.27	23.52	49.46	34.39	-0.79	-0.70	-0.09	0.34
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$112.95	2,814,000	100.28%	111.53	111.46	114.02	113.57	111.75	52.30	51.31	35.28	76.12	59.42	-0.77	-0.92	0.15	0.28
BKH	BLACK HILLS CORP	$72.78	1,108,000	22.97%	72.81	73.38	73.44	72.95	69.16	47.84	34.87	28.01	49.16	39.05	-0.50	-0.29	-0.21	0.43
NI	NISOURCE INC	$46.61	1,976,000	-21.31%	46.51	46.77	47.23	46.32	44.31	48.36	30.40	21.92	44.98	32.76	-0.37	-0.26	-0.11	0.45
FTS	FORTIS INC	$55.90	1,206,000	163.89%	55.64	55.77	56.25	55.81	53.30	50.37	35.71	22.14	45.52	29.01	-0.30	-0.25	-0.05	0.24
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$145.77	903,000	-32.46%	143.42	142.82	145.17	143.47	139.63	54.95	53.81	39.15	71.30	56.26	-0.44	-0.67	0.24	0.35
BEPC	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP	$38.72	1,440,000	11.54%	39.00	37.90	39.19	40.14	39.23	51.41	63.05	67.63	58.61	63.50	0.13	-0.09	0.22	0.82
CWEN	CLEARWAY ENERGY INC	$39.74	653,000	-9.31%	40.34	38.88	39.28	38.57	35.26	52.28	73.31	79.77	68.80	77.15	0.47	0.28	0.19	0.72
NRGV	ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC	$5.47	5,563,000	-17.08%	5.50	5.38	4.43	4.22	3.85	54.04	70.85	71.40	55.17	56.68	0.36	0.34	0.02	1.79
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$72.04	3,104,000	-18.81%	72.37	72.63	75.21	74.91	73.55	44.76	25.71	17.86	33.85	27.14	-1.05	-0.94	-0.11	0.28
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$79.04	5,306,000	27.52%	79.01	79.29	79.85	79.44	78.24	48.75	35.71	28.01	44.09	33.14	-0.53	-0.36	-0.17	0.33
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$129.14	3,474,000	-27.93%	128.06	128.51	131.67	128.87	122.17	49.28	47.81	37.12	69.79	55.22	-1.27	-1.31	0.04	0.31
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$72.87	2,635,000	58.45%	72.07	72.20	72.30	70.83	68.58	53.66	41.58	29.31	51.64	37.16	-0.20	-0.10	-0.10	0.35
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$42.69	3,278,000	1.61%	42.24	42.18	42.68	42.15	40.40	53.15	42.03	28.25	49.53	31.78	-0.17	-0.17	0.00	0.39
AWK	AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY INC	$124.47	2,566,000	86.35%	123.38	124.27	129.54	130.88	133.00	46.98	45.08	38.34	89.35	84.52	-1.69	-1.99	0.31	0.34
SR	SPIRE INC	$82.38	705,000	293.85%	83.22	84.70	88.61	88.43	85.53	37.13	13.60	12.16	39.90	31.48	-1.99	-1.72	-0.26	0.36
IDA	IDACORP INC	$141.34	285,000	-20.61%	139.73	141.05	143.53	140.85	134.84	49.99	44.56	28.35	58.99	37.24	-1.46	-1.29	-0.17	0.35
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$7.55	5,070,000	116.76%	8.55	7.84	7.30	7.64	10.04	47.29	56.23	69.44	49.86	71.35	0.38	0.34	0.04	1.26
OPAL	OPAL FUELS INC	$2.10	507,000	200.00%	2.21	2.13	2.27	2.28	2.32	44.33	64.01	72.58	73.73	87.05	-0.00	-0.02	0.02	0.66
GWRS	GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC	$7.24	106,000	64.85%	7.33	7.11	7.32	7.90	8.69	50.39	49.56	49.99	50.34	53.39	-0.00	-0.03	0.03	0.59
CDZI	CADIZ INC	$4.14	1,196,000	253.85%	4.53	4.48	4.66	5.06	5.02	41.30	34.76	50.63	50.33	67.70	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	1.31
NFE	NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC	$0.50	4,993,000	78.77%	0.56	0.62	0.64	0.93	1.29	33.84	6.27	5.15	23.72	12.62	-0.05	-0.04	-0.01	1.56
BEP	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP	$36.52	1,386,000	41.14%	36.68	35.55	34.35	32.36	29.92	60.63	67.72	73.10	51.01	58.92	0.82	0.79	0.04	0.70
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$5.60	366,000	190.48%	6.18	5.99	5.79	5.30	6.79	44.30	46.30	59.10	41.69	65.09	0.05	0.09	-0.04	0.94
PBK	POWERBANK CORP	$0.92	1,913,000	-32.11%	1.05	0.85	0.71	0.92	1.33	51.72	45.80	64.10	29.74	52.22	0.13	0.10	0.02	0.97
OKLO	OKLO INC	$58.09	18,290,000	57.92%	66.64	66.60	63.35	66.90	85.66	41.54	44.92	62.03	33.57	56.61	-0.40	0.31	-0.71	1.17
ELLO	ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD	$21.30	24,400	23.23%	23.26	23.32	24.32	25.37	22.87	32.44	9.68	24.98	17.27	33.10	-0.57	-0.41	-0.16	0.48
CREG	SMART POWERR CORP	$0.29	3,840,000	101.47%	0.32	0.36	0.47	0.80	1.08	43.37	10.67	11.75	26.40	32.44	-0.07	-0.07	-0.00	0.75
BESS	BIMERGEN ENERGY CORP	$3.52	17,485,000	16,875.73%	3.85	3.62	3.04	N/A	N/A	50.52	14.71	21.15	9.12	6.40	0.14	0.25	-0.12	1.48
CIG	ENERGY CO OF MINAS GERAIS	$2.09	7,912,000	187.40%	2.15	2.22	2.41	2.31	2.18	31.36	5.99	10.20	36.14	42.46	-0.09	-0.08	-0.01	0.56

Utility Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Utilities - Diversified	10	+1.00%	+0.85%	-0.34%	+18.01%	30.03x	1.86x	+9.78%	+2.21%	+5.46%	+6.84%	Buy
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	7	-3.68%	-6.91%	-8.53%	+16.06%	-72.58x	5.99x	+19.99%	+2.62%	+8.21%	+35.17%	Strong Buy
Utilities - Regulated Electric	41	+1.10%	+0.48%	-2.35%	+12.19%	19.31x	1.93x	+10.80%	+2.82%	+5.51%	+8.98%	Buy
Utilities - Regulated Gas	15	+1.21%	+0.60%	-6.06%	+11.67%	19.98x	2.02x	+9.08%	+3.30%	+6.43%	+12.51%	Hold
Utilities - Regulated Water	13	+1.42%	+0.71%	+0.46%	-2.16%	30.54x	1.98x	+12.02%	+4.71%	+8.62%	+6.05%	Hold
Utilities - Renewable	22	-3.36%	-5.05%	-10.81%	+42.54%	44.31x	6.26x	+57.91%	+10.44%	+18.38%	+20.27%	Buy

Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best utility stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

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. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)

Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) 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 Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -2 points lower than the utility sector average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PAM as a "A".It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pampa Energy has seen its stock return 11.26% over the past year, underperforming other utility stocks by -6 percentage points.

Pampa Energy has an average 1 year price target of $99.25, an upside of 21.15% from Pampa Energy's current stock price of $81.92.

Pampa Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Pampa Energy, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the #2 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 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 -3 points lower than the utility sector average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CEPU as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 19.32% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 2 percentage points.

3. Sabesp (NYSE:SBS)

Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) 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 Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -5 points lower than the utility sector average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SBS as a "B".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sabesp has seen its stock return 30.17% over the past year, overperforming other utility stocks by 13 percentage points.

What are the utility stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH)

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.75%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 2.96%. 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 65.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kenon Holdings (NYSE:KEN)

Kenon Holdings (NYSE:KEN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.13%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 2.96%. 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 250% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Aes (NYSE:AES)

Aes (NYSE:AES) has an annual dividend yield of 4.8%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the utility sector average of 2.96%. Aes's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Aes's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Aes's dividend payout ratio of 37.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are utility stocks down?

Utility stocks were down -0.55% in the last day, and down -1.75% over the last week. Digi Power X was the among the top losers in the utilities sector, dropping -19.25% yesterday.

Shares of software companies are trading lower as stronger-than-expected U.S. payroll growth in May is eroding confidence in a Fed rate cut. Also, the sector has seen few catalysts in the last week since the Microsoft-Anthropic funding deal on May 29.

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 49 points higher than the utility sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 14.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -3 percentage points.

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) 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.

Enel Chile Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the utility sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 16.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -1 percentage points.

3. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)

Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) 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.

Pampa Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the utility sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pampa Energy's stock has gained 11.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the utility sector by -6 percentage points.

Are utility stocks a good buy now?

34.62% of utility stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect utility stocks to rise by 15.15% over the next year.

2.08% of utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.17% of utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.25% are rated C (Hold), 28.13% are rated D (Sell), and 9.38% 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 20.47x.

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. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

3. Sabesp (NYSE:SBS)

1. Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH)

2. Kenon Holdings (NYSE:KEN)

3. Aes (NYSE:AES)

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

3. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)

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1. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

3. Sabesp (NYSE:SBS)

1. Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH)

2. Kenon Holdings (NYSE:KEN)

3. Aes (NYSE:AES)

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

3. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)

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