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Utilities
Electric, gas, and water utilities. Companies in this sector include Electricité de France, Exelon and NextEra Energy Inc.
Market Cap
1.181T
Market Weight
2.03%
Industries
6
Companies
107
Utilities S&P 500 ^GSPC
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Day Return

Sector
0.49%
S&P 500
0.11%

YTD Return

Sector
0.24%
S&P 500
7.30%

1-Year Return

Sector
0.53%
S&P 500
32.53%

3-Year Return

Sector
4.52%
S&P 500
31.27%

5-Year Return

Sector
21.34%
S&P 500
83.34%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightDay ReturnYTD Return
All Industries 100% 0.49% 0.24%
Utilities - Regulated Electric 70.51% 0.31% -1.18%
Utilities - Renewable 8.47% -1.19% 10.12%
Utilities - Diversified 8.04% 4.83% -4.66%
Utilities - Regulated Gas 6.16% 0.39% 7.23%
Utilities - Regulated Water 3.75% 1.57% -7.42%
Utilities - Independent Power Producers 3.06% -2.80% 23.27%

All Industries

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
57.87 71.07 10.77% 118.774B +0.10% -4.73%
Buy
69.78 74.32 6.91% 76.131B +1.12% -0.48%
Buy
95.84 103.25 6.70% 73.875B +0.95% -1.24%
Buy
167.91 159.55 4.82% 53.172B -1.56% +43.65%
Buy
72.55 82.62 4.16% 45.862B +2.08% -2.92%
Buy
83.73 86.50 4.00% 44.057B -0.13% +3.09%
Hold
16.45 19.45 3.90% 42.957B -0.66% -8.76%
Buy
47.64 49.43 3.62% 39.896B -0.75% +1.36%
Hold
37.19 39.21 3.37% 37.173B +0.62% +3.59%
Hold
64.95 65.10 2.94% 32.383B +1.07% +6.21%
Buy

Investing in the Utilities Sector

Start Investing in the Utilities Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
64.07 11.911B 0.09% +1.17%
138.95 6.227B 0.10% +1.37%
41.38 1.098B 0.08% +1.27%
82.13 813.502M 0.40% +2.75%
55.40 239.577M 0.40% +1.52%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
69.70 6.227B 0.10% +1.32%
19.55 5.629B 1.07% +1.45%
19.45 5.359B 0.71% +1.41%
19.41 5.359B 0.71% +1.41%
19.78 5.359B 0.71% +1.54%

Utilities Research

Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Eversource Energy

    Eversource Energy is a diversified holding company with subsidiaries that provide rate-regulated electric, gas, and water distribution service to more than 4 million customers in the Northeast U.S. The company expanded its service territories with acquisitions of NStar (2012), Aquarion (2017), and Columbia Gas (2020). Eversource is exiting its 50% partnership with European utility Orsted to develop 2 gigawatts of offshore wind projects in the Northeast U.S. The company exited most of its unregulated businesses in 2006.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     
  • Analyst Report: American Electric Power Company, Inc.

    American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     
  • Analyst Report: FirstEnergy Corp.

    FirstEnergy is an investor-owned holding company with 10 regulated distribution utilities across six mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. FirstEnergy also owns and operates one of the nation's largest electric transmission systems.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     
  • Analyst Report: Avangrid, Inc.

    Avangrid operates two business units, Networks and Renewables. Networks operates eight regulated electric and natural gas utilities across New York, Maine, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, serving over 3 million customers. Renewables has historically focused on developing onshore wind projects but is looking to make developments in solar and offshore wind over the next five years. It operates nearly 8.6 gigawatts of renewable energy projects across the U.S. Spanish utility Iberdrola spun off Avangrid's predecessor, Iberdrola USA, in 2015. Iberdrola owns 81.6% of Avangrid and has proposed to acquire the remaining shares.

    Rating
    Neutral
    Price Target
     

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