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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD / WATCH | |||||||
| 1 | CEG | 6.5 | Hold | $236.50 | +34.3% | ||
| 2 | SBS | 6.4 | Hold | $5.75 | +4.0% | ||
| 3 | PEG | 6.2 | Hold | $83.84 | +0.3% | ||
| 4 | ELPC | 6.1 | Hold | $11.48 | +24.2% | ||
| 5 | NEE | 6.1 | Hold | $88.22 | +1.0% | ||
| 6 | SR | 5.8 | Hold | $81.04 | +2.3% | ||
| 7 | YORW | 5.8 | Hold | $30.51 | +1.6% | ||
| 8 | ATO | 5.7 | Hold | $177.58 | -0.8% | ||
| 9 | AWR | 5.7 | Hold | $83.18 | +0.9% | ||
| 10 | MGEE | 5.7 | Hold | $83.07 | +0.6% | ||
| 11 | ES | 5.4 | Hold | $74.27 | -0.8% | ||
| 12 | NI | 5.3 | Hold | $47.35 | +1.6% | ||
| 13 | ETR | 5.1 | Hold | $115.19 | -0.5% | ||
| 14 | DGXX | 3.0 | Hold | $4.25 | +130.8% | ||
| SELL | |||||||
| 15 | CEPU | 7.3 | Sell | $14.86 | +30.2% | ||
| 16 | AXIA | 6.5 | Sell | $10.32 | +14.2% | ||
| 17 | PCG | 6.4 | Sell | $17.12 | +18.3% | ||
| 18 | VST | 6.4 | Sell | $153.47 | +28.8% | ||
| 19 | MWH | 6.3 | Sell | $28.50 | +45.0% | ||
| 20 | EDN | 6.0 | Sell | $24.55 | +28.1% | ||
| 21 | RNW | 6.0 | Sell | $6.10 | +11.8% | ||
| 22 | AQN | 5.9 | Sell | $5.55 | +5.0% | ||
| 23 | UTL | 5.8 | Sell | $52.84 | +0.2% | ||
| 24 | BIP | 5.7 | Sell | $36.86 | +4.3% | ||
| 25 | CPK | 5.7 | Sell | $124.33 | +2.0% | ||
| 26 | DUK | 5.7 | Sell | $128.96 | -0.4% | ||
| 27 | FRVO | 5.7 | Sell | $23.64 | +68.2% | ||
| 28 | NRGV | 5.7 | Sell | $3.74 | +25.9% | ||
| 29 | TLN | 5.7 | Sell | $357.28 | +16.2% | ||
| 30 | UGI | 5.7 | Sell | $35.27 | +4.4% | ||
| 31 | ED | 5.6 | Sell | $112.99 | 0.0% | ||
| 32 | EIX | 5.6 | Sell | $75.73 | -1.2% | ||
| 33 | FE | 5.6 | Sell | $48.40 | -0.5% | ||
| 34 | KEN | 5.6 | Sell | $67.48 | +12.1% | ||
| 35 | PPL | 5.6 | Sell | $36.39 | +2.2% | ||
| 36 | AEE | 5.5 | Sell | $114.43 | +1.3% | ||
| 37 | AEP | 5.5 | Sell | $137.51 | +0.2% | ||
| 38 | CIG | 5.5 | Sell | $2.10 | +3.3% | ||
| 39 | CTRI | 5.5 | Sell | $26.57 | +21.4% | ||
| 40 | CWEN | 5.5 | Sell | $33.48 | +13.9% | ||
| 41 | D | 5.5 | Sell | $69.95 | -0.9% | ||
| 42 | HNRG | 5.5 | Sell | $15.53 | +66.0% | ||
| 43 | NJR | 5.5 | Sell | $57.30 | -0.5% | ||
| 44 | WEC | 5.5 | Sell | $117.36 | -0.1% | ||
| 45 | EXC | 5.4 | Sell | $47.58 | 0.0% | ||
| 46 | MSEX | 5.4 | Sell | $55.82 | +2.0% | ||
| 47 | NKLR | 5.4 | Sell | $4.61 | +19.7% | ||
| 48 | PNW | 5.4 | Sell | $108.60 | -0.4% | ||
| 49 | AES | 5.3 | Sell | $14.64 | -1.3% | ||
| 50 | CMS | 5.3 | Sell | $77.02 | +0.4% | ||
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- CWCOConsolidated Water Co. Ltd.5.3
- ENLTEnlight Renewable Energy Ltd.5.3
- EVRGEvergy, Inc.5.3
- KEPKorea Electric Power Corporatio5.3
- NGGNational Grid Transco, PLC Nati5.3
- CIG-CComp En De Mn Cemig5.2
- SOSouthern Company (The)5.2
- SREDBA Sempra5.2
- SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc.5.2
- BIPCBrookfield Infrastructure Corpo5.1
- ENICEnel Chile S.A.5.1
- NRGNRG Energy, Inc.5.1
- OKLOOklo Inc.5.1
- SPHSuburban Propane Partners, L.P.5.1
- WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.5.1
- DTEDTE Energy Company5.0
- FTSFortis Inc.5.0
- HTOH2O America5.0
- LNTAlliant Energy Corporation5.0
- ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.5.0
- XELXcel Energy Inc.5.0
- AVAAvista Corporation4.9
- EMAEmera Incorporated4.9
- IDAIDACORP, Inc.4.9
- NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Compa4.9
- OGSONE Gas, Inc.4.9
- FLNCFluence Energy, Inc.4.8
- AWKAmerican Water Works Company, I4.7
- IMSRTerrestrial Energy Inc.4.7
- OGEOGE Energy Corp4.7
- TACTransAlta Corporation4.7
- BKHBlack Hills Corporation4.6
- CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin4.6
- CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.6
- HEHawaiian Electric Industries, I4.6
- NWENorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.4.6
- XIFRXPLR Infrastructure, LP4.6
- PORPortland General Electric Co4.4
- TXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.4.3
- MDUMDU Resources Group, Inc.4.2
- BEPBrookfield Renewable Partners L4.0
- BEPCBrookfield Renewable Corporatio3.9
Ideas Shortlist
Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
Attractive valuation
Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
Outperforming peers
Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
Valuation Spread
Data as of 2026-07-08| Symbol | P/E (TTM) | P/E (Fwd) | Market Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEG | 20.8x | 17.6x | $85.6B | 6.5 |
| SBS | 11.7x | 10.3x | $20.1B | 6.4 |
| PEG | 18.1x | 17.4x | $40.8B | 6.2 |
| ELPC | 16.6x | 16.2x | $8.6B | 6.1 |
| NEE | 22.5x | 20.1x | $184.5B | 6.1 |
| SR | 16.4x | 14.7x | $4.8B | 5.8 |
| YORW | 20.8x | 19.9x | $495M | 5.8 |
| ATO | 21.9x | 19.8x | $29.6B | 5.7 |
| AWR | 24.3x | 21.9x | $3.3B | 5.7 |
| MGEE | 21.3x | 20.1x | $3.1B | 5.7 |
| ES | 16.0x | 15.2x | $28.1B | 5.4 |
| NI | 23.6x | 21.1x | $22.8B | 5.3 |
| ETR | 29.4x | 22.7x | $53.7B | 5.1 |
| DGXX | — | — | $400M | 3.0 |
| CEPU | 7.3x | 8.9x | $2.2B | 7.3 |
| AXIA | 12.1x | 8.3x | $23.2B | 6.5 |
| PCG | 13.3x | 9.5x | $37.8B | 6.4 |
| VST | 26.1x | 14.4x | $52.5B | 6.4 |
| MWH | 46.8x⚠ | 17.9x | $6.1B | 6.3 |
| EDN | 5.1x⚠ | 8.6x | $1.2B | 6.0 |
| RNW | 20.7x | 8.1x | $2.2B | 6.0 |
| AQN | 21.6x | 14.0x | $4.3B | 5.9 |
| UTL | 16.9x | 15.1x | $951M | 5.8 |
| BIP | 55.8x⚠ | 25.8x | $29.1B | 5.7 |
| CPK | 19.9x | 17.0x | $3.0B | 5.7 |
| DUK | 19.7x | 17.9x | $100.0B | 5.7 |
| FRVO | — | -115.4x⚠ | $7.0B | 5.7 |
| NRGV | — | -22.9x⚠ | $682M | 5.7 |
| TLN | — | 12.2x | $17.5B | 5.7 |
| UGI | 12.4x | 10.6x | $7.6B | 5.7 |
| ED | 19.1x | 17.4x | $41.6B | 5.6 |
| EIX | 8.2x | 11.6x | $29.1B | 5.6 |
| FE | 26.3x | 16.4x | $28.0B | 5.6 |
| KEN | 43.8x⚠ | -51.1x⚠ | $3.5B | 5.6 |
| PPL | 22.3x | 17.2x | $27.4B | 5.6 |
| AEE | 20.6x | 19.7x | $31.7B | 5.5 |
| AEP | 20.3x | 20.0x | $74.8B | 5.5 |
| CIG | 6.4x | 14.0x | $6.0B | 5.5 |
| CTRI | 73.8x⚠ | 26.4x | $2.7B | 5.5 |
| CWEN | 334.8x⚠ | 12.2x | $8.0B | 5.5 |
| D | 20.6x | 18.3x | $61.4B | 5.5 |
| HNRG | 29.3x | 14.0x | $732M | 5.5 |
| NJR | 17.1x | 16.7x | $5.8B | 5.5 |
| WEC | 23.6x | 19.6x | $38.3B | 5.5 |
| EXC | 17.4x | 15.7x | $48.7B | 5.4 |
| MSEX | 23.3x | 18.7x | $1.0B | 5.4 |
| NKLR | 1.0x⚠ | -18.3x⚠ | $516M | 5.4 |
| PNW | 20.3x | 19.5x | $13.2B | 5.4 |
| AES | 7.6x | 6.1x | $10.4B | 5.3 |
| CMS | 21.3x | 18.5x | $23.8B | 5.3 |
Sector P/E (TTM): median 21.3x, middle half of stocks between 17.1x and 24.9x — 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…