What are the best utilities stocks for value investors?

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) currently leads the utilities sector on the Peter Lynch framework with a composite score of 69/100, followed by AWR (65/100). The full ranked list of 25 utilities stocks indexed against the framework is on this page. Educational only, not investment advice.

Which utilities stock has the highest Buffett-Fit score?

According to invest-like.com, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) currently has the highest Buffett-Fit composite score in the utilities sector at 69/100. invest-like.com's Buffett-Fit Score weighs five pillars (economic moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, and valuation) each on a 0-100 sub-scale, and refreshes the cached verdict on a 7-day TTL.

Is utilities a good sector for Peter Lynch-style investing?

The utilities sector's median quality score on invest-like.com is 56/100 with a median ROIC of 4%. Whether utilities is "good" for Peter Lynch-style investing depends on which sub-sectors and specific stocks you focus on: the framework's sector-relative scoring means stocks are graded against their own sector benchmarks, not a fixed cross-market hurdle.

Which utilities stocks have the best moats?

invest-like.com anchors moat strength in the Buffett-Fit framework on ROIC sustainability (above 15% sustained over multiple years) plus gross-margin durability (above 40% in industries where peers sit lower). The utilities sector's median ROIC on invest-like.com is 4%: the top-scoring stocks on this page are the ones with both quantitative moat anchors clearing the threshold AND qualitative moat sources (brand, switching costs, network effects, regulatory).

How many utilities stocks does invest-like.com cover?

invest-like.com currently indexes 25 utilities stocks above $500M market cap with cached verdicts on the Buffett-Fit framework. invest-like.com scores each stock from 0 to 100, with sub-scores for moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation. The full ranked list is on this page.

Is the utilities ranking on this page investment advice?

No. invest-like.com publishes the ranking as an educational pattern-match against documented value-investing frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith). invest-like.com's scores reflect how closely each stock fits the documented criteria: they are NOT recommendations to buy, hold, or sell. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised investment advice.

Utilities · Peter Lynch fit

Best Utilities Stocks for Peter Lynch Investors

Top 25 utilities stocks ranked by their Peter Lynch fit score, every score computed from current financials against published criteria. Updated daily.

How We Rank These

Each stock is scored on a 0–100 scale across the Peter Lynch criteria (moat, durability, valuation, financial health, capital allocation). The score is a deterministic function of the company's TTM financials, no opinion, no hand-tuning. Rows with insufficient data are excluded.

The Top 25

#1
69/100
ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.69/100
Strong GARP candidate: growth at a reasonable price.
Mkt cap
$5.66B
ROIC
2.71%
#2
65/100
AWRAmerican States Water Company65/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$3.39B
ROIC
6.25%
#3
61/100
DUKDuke Energy Corporation61/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$97.31B
ROIC
4.17%
#4
61/100
CWENClearway Energy, Inc.61/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$8.07B
ROIC
1.18%
#5
60/100
WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.60/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$12.1B
ROIC
4.41%
#6
60/100
ETREntergy Corporation60/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$51.81B
ROIC
3.35%
#7
59/100
IDAIDACORP, Inc.59/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$8.14B
ROIC
3.61%
#8
59/100
LNTAlliant Energy Corporation59/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$18.16B
ROIC
4.26%
#9
58/100
MSEXMiddlesex Water Company58/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$1.06B
ROIC
3.8%
#10
58/100
NEENextEra Energy, Inc.58/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$172.86B
ROIC
4.91%
#11
57/100
XIFRXPLR Infrastructure, LP57/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$909.99M
ROIC
0.1%
#12
57/100
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.57/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$36.31B
ROIC
4.54%
#13
56/100
NINiSource Inc.56/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$20.91B
ROIC
4.71%
#14
55/100
AVAAvista Corporation55/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$3.13B
ROIC
4.06%
#15
54/100
EIXEdison International54/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$22.39B
ROIC
3.75%
#16
54/100
PPLPPL Corporation54/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$26.47B
ROIC
4.08%
#17
54/100
YORWThe York Water Company54/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$513.8M
ROIC
4.12%
#18
53/100
XELXcel Energy Inc.53/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$48.81B
ROIC
3.75%
#19
53/100
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.53/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$70.93B
ROIC
4.69%
#20
51/100
HTOH2O America51/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$2.55B
ROIC
3.09%
#21
51/100
CWTCalifornia Water Service Group51/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$2.96B
ROIC
2.91%
#22
50/100
PORPortland General Electric Company50/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$5.25B
ROIC
3.71%
#23
50/100
BKHBlack Hills Corporation50/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$6.23B
ROIC
-57.46%
#24
49/100
UTLUnitil Corporation49/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$1B
ROIC
4.13%
#25
49/100
ESEversource Energy49/100
Some GARP characteristics, but growth or valuation is stretched.
Mkt cap
$25.52B
ROIC
4.77%

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