Short-term Top 10 — Utilities — 18 Aug 2026
The ten as they stood on 18 Aug 2026. Scores, pillars and reasons are the ones recorded that day; nothing here is recomputed. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
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The ten
| # | Company | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) Catalysts 79th: analysts have raised their average price target by 9.8% since the prior reading; setup 72nd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is volume and participation 37th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
Utilities | 64.2 |
| 2 | American Water Works (AWK) Setup 91st: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; volume and participation 59th: it gapped 2.7% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; weakest is momentum 47th: MACD momentum is negative. |
Utilities | 59.7 |
| 3 | Xcel Energy (XEL) Volume and participation 81st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 59th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading; weakest is setup 43rd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down. |
Utilities | 56.0 |
| 4 | PG&E Corporation (PCG) Trend 67th: a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25); setup 57th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; weakest is volume and participation 38th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
Utilities | 54.9 |
| 5 | National Fuel Gas (NFG) Volume and participation 72nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 61st: analysts have raised their average price target by 1.1% since the prior reading; weakest is momentum 42nd: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). |
Utilities | 54.6 |
| 6 | UGI Corporation (UGI) Volume and participation 100th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 11.9× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 59th: it is trading 8.1% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; weakest is catalysts 24th: analysts have cut their average price target by 2.4% since the prior reading. |
Utilities | 54.3 |
| 7 | ONE GAS INC (OGS) Volume and participation 72nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 70th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; weakest is catalysts 43rd: analysts have cut their average price target by 1.0% since the prior reading. |
Utilities | 54.2 |
| 8 | SPIRE INC (SR) Volume and participation 89th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 51st: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced a bit over half of its move over the past year — 59% of it; weakest is catalysts 44th: analysts have cut their average price target by 1.9% since the prior reading. |
Utilities | 52.8 |
| 9 | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) Volume and participation 76th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 56th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is setup 31st: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down. |
Utilities | 52.3 |
| 10 | Essential Utilities (WTRG) Setup 91st: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; trend 49th: it is trading 3.9% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; weakest is volume and participation 29th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
Utilities | 51.8 |
Entered on 18 Aug 2026
AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 64.2.
American Water Works (AWK) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 59.7.
Xcel Energy (XEL) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 56.0.
PG&E Corporation (PCG) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 54.9.
National Fuel Gas (NFG) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 54.6.
UGI Corporation (UGI) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 54.3.
ONE GAS INC (OGS) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 54.2.
SPIRE INC (SR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 52.8.
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 52.3.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 51.8.
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