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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.

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Ranked stocks

Utilities stocks ranked by TrendMatrix score
#SymbolScoreVerdictPriceUpside
BUY (Strong Buy Now + Strong Buy Wait)
1AEE5.7Buy Wait$108.75+0.5%
2AEP5.7Buy Wait$127.39+2.6%
3EIX5.5Buy Wait$78.94-15.5%
4ES5.4Buy Wait$73.90-12.7%
5D5.2Buy Wait$69.91-11.4%
6EXC5.2Buy Wait$45.37-2.2%
7LNT5.1Buy Wait$70.89-2.7%
8MSEX5.1Buy Wait$55.81-8.6%
9SO5.0Buy Wait$94.34-3.8%
10XEL5.0Buy Wait$78.10+6.7%
11AVA4.9Buy Wait$41.03-11.3%
12FTS4.8Buy Wait$57.47-17.2%
HOLD / WATCH
13SBS6.8Hold$5.48+8.8%
14CEG6.6Hold$264.90+20.5%
15ELPC6.3Hold$11.81+21.9%
16PCG6.3Hold$17.77+15.9%
17PEG6.1Hold$77.61+2.4%
18MGEE5.8Hold$79.50-16.9%
19CWCO5.5Hold$29.61+23.4%
20YORW5.5Hold$30.91-17.5%
21ETR5.3Hold$107.69+3.6%
22CNP5.0Hold$42.15-1.1%
23IDA4.8Hold$141.90-2.8%
24DGXX3.1Hold$3.80+34.5%
SELL
25CEPU7.4Sell$15.50+24.8%
26VST6.6Sell$149.02+34.9%
27MWH6.5Sell$27.59+46.9%
28AXIA6.4Sell$10.50+11.4%
29EDN6.3Sell$27.25+15.4%
30NEE6.2Sell$88.00+1.3%
31RNW6.2Sell$6.20+9.1%
32SR5.9Sell$80.53+4.1%
33CTRI5.8Sell$26.84+18.6%
34DUK5.8Sell$126.29-1.0%
35NRGV5.8Sell$2.83+70.0%
36TLN5.8Sell$336.00+26.6%
37UTL5.7Sell$54.50-13.7%
38CPK5.6Sell$133.17-3.3%
39CWEN5.6Sell$31.73+19.7%
40FRVO5.6Sell$21.82+75.6%
41HNRG5.6Sell$14.61+76.5%
42AQN5.5Sell$5.98-1.8%
43AWR5.5Sell$85.96-24.4%
44BIP5.5Sell$42.39-8.9%
45ED5.5Sell$109.66-8.2%
46ENLT5.5Sell$85.78-13.0%
47FE5.5Sell$48.71-5.3%
48NKLR5.5Sell$5.23+9.2%
49UGI5.5Sell$36.18+1.0%
50ATO5.4Sell$174.26-5.7%
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  • CIGComp En De Mn Cemig5.4
  • CIG-CComp En De Mn Cemig5.4
  • ENICEnel Chile S.A.5.4
  • KENKenon Holdings Ltd.5.4
  • NINiSource Inc5.4
  • PPLPPL Corporation5.4
  • WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.5.4
  • AESThe AES Corporation5.3
  • NJRNewJersey Resources Corporation5.3
  • PNWPinnacle West Capital Corporati5.3
  • SREDBA Sempra5.3
  • BIPCBrookfield Infrastructure Corpo5.2
  • EVRGEvergy, Inc.5.2
  • KEPKorea Electric Power Corporatio5.2
  • OKLOOklo Inc.5.2
  • FLNCFluence Energy, Inc.5.1
  • NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Compa5.1
  • ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.5.1
  • SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc.5.1
  • WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.5.1
  • AWKAmerican Water Works Company, I5.0
  • DTEDTE Energy Company5.0
  • NGGNational Grid Transco, PLC Nati5.0
  • NWENorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.5.0
  • NRGNRG Energy, Inc.4.9
  • BKHBlack Hills Corporation4.8
  • HEHawaiian Electric Industries, I4.8
  • HTOH2O America4.8
  • IMSRTerrestrial Energy Inc.4.8
  • SPHSuburban Propane Partners, L.P.4.8
  • OGEOGE Energy Corp4.7
  • OGSONE Gas, Inc.4.7
  • TACTransAlta Corporation4.6
  • CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.5
  • EMAEmera Incorporated4.5
  • XIFRXPLR Infrastructure, LP4.5
  • CMSCMS Energy Corporation4.4
  • MDUMDU Resources Group, Inc.4.4
  • PORPortland General Electric Co4.4
  • TXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.4.3
  • BEPBrookfield Renewable Partners L4.0
  • BEPCBrookfield Renewable Corporatio4.0

Ideas Shortlist

  • AEEBuy Waitscore 5.7

    Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings.

  • AEPBuy Waitscore 5.7

    Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings.

  • EIXBuy Waitscore 5.5

    Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings.

  • ESBuy Waitscore 5.4

    Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings.

  • DBuy Waitscore 5.2

    Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings.

Valuation Spread

Data as of 2026-07-30
Sector valuation multiples — 50 companies
SymbolP/E (TTM)P/E (Fwd)Market CapScore
AEE19.8x18.9x$30.4B5.7
AEP19.7x18.9x$70.4B5.7
EIX8.7x12.1x$30.3B5.5
ES16.1x15.2x$28.1B5.4
D20.8x18.5x$62.1B5.2
EXC17.4x15.5x$48.1B5.2
LNT22.6x19.5x$18.6B5.1
MSEX24.1x19.1x$1.1B5.1
SO24.8x19.5x$108.3B5.0
XEL23.2x17.4x$49.2B5.0
AVA16.7x14.9x$3.4B4.9
FTS24.3x20.7x$29.3B4.8
SBS11.2x9.5x$18.4B6.8
CEG22.6x19.3x$92.1B6.6
ELPC16.3x16.0x$8.5B6.3
PCG12.8x9.8x$39.0B6.3
PEG17.2x16.6x$38.7B6.1
MGEE20.6x19.4x$3.0B5.8
CWCO27.8x21.7x$472M5.5
YORW21.8x20.6x$511M5.5
ETR28.7x21.2x$50.3B5.3
CNP27.0x20.6x$28.3B5.0
IDA24.0x20.8x$8.0B4.8
DGXX$325M3.1
CEPU7.2x8.6x$2.2B7.4
VST24.9x13.6x$48.2B6.6
MWH41.1x14.7x$5.0B6.5
AXIA11.8x10.8x$22.9B6.4
EDN5.4x9.5x$1.2B6.3
NEE20.1x20.0x$184.5B6.2
RNW21.4x8.1x$2.2B6.2
SR16.7x14.7x$4.8B5.9
CTRI67.5x24.9x$2.5B5.8
DUK19.9x18.0x$100.6B5.8
NRGV-12.4x$455M5.8
TLN11.1x$15.1B5.8
UTL17.9x15.7x$989M5.7
CPK22.1x18.7x$3.3B5.6
CWEN307.8x11.2x$7.4B5.6
FRVO-91.7x$5.0B5.6
HNRG27.4x12.4x$646M5.6
AQN22.9x14.7x$4.6B5.5
AWR25.6x23.2x$3.4B5.5
BIP63.6x34.2x$33.6B5.5
ED18.9x17.3x$41.4B5.5
ENLT213.2x95.3x$11.3B5.5
FE27.0x16.6x$28.4B5.5
NKLR1.1x-15.5x$540M5.5
UGI13.0x11.2x$7.9B5.5
ATO22.1x19.7x$29.7B5.4

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).

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Last updated 7/5/2026 · 92 stocks tracked · Methodology