Utilities
92 US-listed companies tracked
Utility companies provide essential services—electricity, water, and natural gas—to residential and commercial customers. These businesses are highly regulated, limiting their pricing power but providing stable revenues; they're sensitive to interest rate cycles (capital-intensive balance sheets), extreme weather patterns, and renewable energy transition policies. TrendMatrix ranks 81 US-listed Utilities stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.
Ranked stocks
| # | Symbol | Score | Verdict | Price | Upside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUY (Strong Buy Now + Strong Buy Wait) | |||||||
| 1 | AEE | 5.5 | Buy Wait | $109.82 | -0.6% | ||
| 2 | AEP | 5.5 | Buy Wait | $129.76 | +0.7% | ||
| 3 | D | 5.2 | Buy Wait | $70.44 | -12.4% | ||
| 4 | EIX | 5.2 | Buy Wait | $78.31 | -15.2% | ||
| 5 | EXC | 5.1 | Buy Wait | $45.87 | -3.3% | ||
| 6 | MSEX | 5.1 | Buy Wait | $57.12 | -10.7% | ||
| 7 | LNT | 5.0 | Buy Wait | $71.80 | -4.1% | ||
| 8 | XEL | 5.0 | Buy Wait | $79.54 | +4.3% | ||
| 9 | AVA | 4.9 | Buy Wait | $41.40 | -12.2% | ||
| 10 | SO | 4.9 | Buy Wait | $95.49 | -5.1% | ||
| HOLD / WATCH | |||||||
| 11 | CEG | 6.6 | Hold | $266.23 | +19.0% | ||
| 12 | SBS | 6.5 | Hold | $5.37 | +10.8% | ||
| 13 | ELPC | 6.2 | Hold | $11.65 | +23.4% | ||
| 14 | PEG | 6.0 | Hold | $78.39 | +1.3% | ||
| 15 | MGEE | 5.8 | Hold | $80.55 | -18.0% | ||
| 16 | YORW | 5.6 | Hold | $31.28 | -19.4% | ||
| 17 | CWCO | 5.5 | Hold | $29.58 | +23.3% | ||
| 18 | ES | 5.3 | Hold | $74.62 | -13.8% | ||
| 19 | ETR | 5.1 | Hold | $109.93 | +1.9% | ||
| 20 | IDA | 4.8 | Hold | $145.56 | -5.7% | ||
| 21 | FTS | 4.7 | Hold | $57.63 | -17.5% | ||
| 22 | DGXX | 3.1 | Hold | $3.79 | +38.7% | ||
| SELL | |||||||
| 23 | CEPU | 7.0 | Sell | $14.95 | +29.5% | ||
| 24 | VST | 6.5 | Sell | $150.31 | +33.4% | ||
| 25 | AXIA | 6.4 | Sell | $10.34 | +13.3% | ||
| 26 | EDN | 6.2 | Sell | $26.42 | +18.8% | ||
| 27 | MWH | 6.2 | Sell | $26.33 | +59.2% | ||
| 28 | NEE | 6.1 | Sell | $88.48 | +0.6% | ||
| 29 | RNW | 6.0 | Sell | $6.15 | +9.7% | ||
| 30 | PCG | 5.9 | Sell | $17.61 | +16.8% | ||
| 31 | SR | 5.8 | Sell | $80.58 | +3.6% | ||
| 32 | DUK | 5.7 | Sell | $127.71 | -2.6% | ||
| 33 | NRGV | 5.7 | Sell | $2.69 | +82.6% | ||
| 34 | TLN | 5.7 | Sell | $334.80 | +25.2% | ||
| 35 | UTL | 5.6 | Sell | $55.07 | -14.4% | ||
| 36 | AQN | 5.5 | Sell | $5.99 | -2.0% | ||
| 37 | CPK | 5.5 | Sell | $135.15 | -5.4% | ||
| 38 | CTRI | 5.5 | Sell | $25.50 | +24.5% | ||
| 39 | CWEN | 5.5 | Sell | $31.59 | +20.6% | ||
| 40 | FRVO | 5.5 | Sell | $20.04 | +96.4% | ||
| 41 | HNRG | 5.5 | Sell | $14.20 | +81.6% | ||
| 42 | AWR | 5.4 | Sell | $86.94 | -25.8% | ||
| 43 | BIP | 5.4 | Sell | $43.11 | -10.1% | ||
| 44 | CIG-C | 5.4 | Sell | $3.18 | +2.1% | ||
| 45 | ED | 5.4 | Sell | $111.42 | -9.9% | ||
| 46 | UGI | 5.4 | Sell | $36.41 | +0.1% | ||
| 47 | ATO | 5.3 | Sell | $176.43 | -6.9% | ||
| 48 | CIG | 5.3 | Sell | $2.17 | -16.1% | ||
| 49 | EVRG | 5.3 | Sell | $83.83 | -4.8% | ||
| 50 | FE | 5.3 | Sell | $49.73 | -7.1% | ||
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- KENKenon Holdings Ltd.5.3
- NINiSource Inc5.3
- NKLRTerra Innovatum Global N.V.5.3
- PPLPPL Corporation5.3
- WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.5.3
- AESThe AES Corporation5.2
- ENLTEnlight Renewable Energy Ltd.5.2
- KEPKorea Electric Power Corporatio5.2
- NJRNewJersey Resources Corporation5.2
- PNWPinnacle West Capital Corporati5.2
- BIPCBrookfield Infrastructure Corpo5.1
- ENICEnel Chile S.A.5.1
- NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Compa5.1
- SREDBA Sempra5.1
- FLNCFluence Energy, Inc.5.0
- ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.5.0
- SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc.5.0
- WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.5.0
- AWKAmerican Water Works Company, I4.9
- DTEDTE Energy Company4.9
- NGGNational Grid Transco, PLC Nati4.9
- OKLOOklo Inc.4.9
- CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin4.8
- NRGNRG Energy, Inc.4.8
- NWENorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.4.8
- SPHSuburban Propane Partners, L.P.4.8
- BKHBlack Hills Corporation4.7
- HEHawaiian Electric Industries, I4.7
- HTOH2O America4.7
- IMSRTerrestrial Energy Inc.4.7
- OGSONE Gas, Inc.4.7
- OGEOGE Energy Corp4.6
- TACTransAlta Corporation4.6
- CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.5
- EMAEmera Incorporated4.5
- XIFRXPLR Infrastructure, LP4.5
- CMSCMS Energy Corporation4.4
- MDUMDU Resources Group, Inc.4.3
- PORPortland General Electric Co4.3
- TXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.4.2
- BEPBrookfield Renewable Partners L3.9
- BEPCBrookfield Renewable Corporatio3.9
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Valuation Spread
Data as of 2026-07-30| Symbol | P/E (TTM) | P/E (Fwd) | Market Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEE | 19.8x | 18.9x | $30.4B | 5.5 |
| AEP | 19.7x | 18.9x | $70.4B | 5.5 |
| D | 20.8x | 18.5x | $62.1B | 5.2 |
| EIX | 8.7x | 12.1x | $30.3B | 5.2 |
| EXC | 17.4x | 15.5x | $48.1B | 5.1 |
| MSEX | 24.1x | 19.1x | $1.1B | 5.1 |
| LNT | 22.6x | 19.5x | $18.6B | 5.0 |
| XEL | 23.2x | 17.4x | $49.2B | 5.0 |
| AVA | 16.7x | 14.9x | $3.4B | 4.9 |
| SO | 24.8x | 19.5x | $108.3B | 4.9 |
| CEG | 22.6x | 19.3x | $92.1B | 6.6 |
| SBS | 11.2x | 9.5x | $18.4B | 6.5 |
| ELPC | 16.3x | 16.0x | $8.5B | 6.2 |
| PEG | 17.2x | 16.6x | $38.7B | 6.0 |
| MGEE | 20.6x | 19.4x | $3.0B | 5.8 |
| YORW | 21.8x | 20.6x | $511M | 5.6 |
| CWCO | 27.8x | 21.7x | $472M | 5.5 |
| ES | 16.1x | 15.2x | $28.1B | 5.3 |
| ETR | 28.7x | 21.2x | $50.3B | 5.1 |
| IDA | 24.0x | 20.8x | $8.0B | 4.8 |
| FTS | 24.3x | 20.7x | $29.3B | 4.7 |
| DGXX | — | — | $325M | 3.1 |
| CEPU | 7.2x | 8.6x | $2.2B | 7.0 |
| VST | 24.9x | 13.6x | $48.2B | 6.5 |
| AXIA | 11.8x | 10.8x | $22.9B | 6.4 |
| EDN | 5.4x⚠ | 9.5x | $1.2B | 6.2 |
| MWH | 41.1x⚠ | 14.7x | $5.0B | 6.2 |
| NEE | 20.1x | 20.0x | $184.5B | 6.1 |
| RNW | 21.4x | 8.1x | $2.2B | 6.0 |
| PCG | 12.8x | 9.8x | $39.0B | 5.9 |
| SR | 16.7x | 14.7x | $4.8B | 5.8 |
| DUK | 19.9x | 18.0x | $100.6B | 5.7 |
| NRGV | — | -12.4x⚠ | $455M | 5.7 |
| TLN | — | 11.1x | $15.1B | 5.7 |
| UTL | 17.9x | 15.7x | $989M | 5.6 |
| AQN | 22.9x | 14.7x | $4.6B | 5.5 |
| CPK | 22.1x | 18.7x | $3.3B | 5.5 |
| CTRI | 67.5x⚠ | 24.9x | $2.5B | 5.5 |
| CWEN | 307.8x⚠ | 11.2x | $7.4B | 5.5 |
| FRVO | — | -91.7x⚠ | $5.0B | 5.5 |
| HNRG | 27.4x | 12.4x | $646M | 5.5 |
| AWR | 25.6x | 23.2x | $3.4B | 5.4 |
| BIP | 63.6x⚠ | 34.2x⚠ | $33.6B | 5.4 |
| CIG-C | 9.6x | — | $9.1B | 5.4 |
| ED | 18.9x | 17.3x | $41.4B | 5.4 |
| UGI | 13.0x | 11.2x | $7.9B | 5.4 |
| ATO | 22.1x | 19.7x | $29.7B | 5.3 |
| CIG | 6.4x | 14.1x | $6.1B | 5.3 |
| EVRG | 22.8x | 18.4x | $19.4B | 5.3 |
| FE | 27.0x | 16.6x | $28.4B | 5.3 |
Sector P/E (TTM): median 21.9x, middle half of stocks between 17.4x and 24.8x — computed from the 81 tracked stocks with a positive trailing P/E. ⚠ = unusually extreme valuation vs. sector peers (statistical outlier, not a judgment).
Industries in this Sector
IndustryNDescription
Utilities - Regulated Electric38Regulated electric utilities generate and distribute electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial…Utilities - Regulated Gas14Regulated gas utilities distribute natural gas to residential and commercial customers under state regulatory…Utilities - Renewable9Renewable utilities generate and distribute electricity from wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal sources…Utilities - Diversified7Diversified utilities companies generate and distribute electricity, natural gas, or water across multiple…Utilities - Independent Power Producers7Independent power producers generate electricity from various sources and sell it to utilities and energy…Utilities - Regulated Water6Regulated water utilities own and operate the systems that supply, treat, and distribute water to millions of…