Short-term Top 10 — Utilities — 24 Aug 2026

The ten as they stood on 24 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	Why it was here	Sector	Score
1	CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK)	Setup 87th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down. Setup 87th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; volume and participation 83rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is catalysts 44th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading. Trend54.7 Momentum54.2 Setup86.9 Volume and participation82.8 Catalysts43.5	Utilities	63.0
2	PG&E Corporation (PCG)	Trend 70th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control. Trend 70th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; volume and participation 69th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is catalysts 48th: analysts have cut their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading. Trend70.2 Momentum57.4 Setup61.0 Volume and participation68.7 Catalysts47.6	Utilities	61.1
3	AES Corporation (AES)	Volume and participation 99th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Volume and participation 99th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 76th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is catalysts 24th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. Trend54.0 Momentum53.3 Setup75.9 Volume and participation98.6 Catalysts24.2	Utilities	59.0
4	Evergy (EVRG)	Volume and participation 92nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Volume and participation 92nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 65th: the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; weakest is momentum 40th: its RSI momentum gauge is in neutral territory. Trend45.4 Momentum39.7 Setup59.9 Volume and participation92.4 Catalysts64.6	Utilities	58.1
5	UGI Corporation (UGI)	Volume and participation 95th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Volume and participation 95th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 61st: a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25); weakest is catalysts 24th: analysts have cut their average price target by 2.4% since the prior reading. Trend60.5 Momentum57.9 Setup52.8 Volume and participation94.8 Catalysts23.8	Utilities	56.2
6	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR)	Catalysts 78th: the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading. Catalysts 78th: the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; volume and participation 64th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 43rd: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20). Trend43.3 Momentum48.0 Setup51.7 Volume and participation64.3 Catalysts77.8	Utilities	56.0
7	OGE Energy (OGE)	Volume and participation 91st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Volume and participation 91st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 63rd: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced around half of its move over the past year — 51% of it; weakest is trend 37th: it is trading 4.3% below its 50-day average, the short-term trend line. Trend36.7 Momentum38.3 Setup63.1 Volume and participation91.3 Catalysts59.5	Utilities	55.1
10	Xcel Energy (XEL)	Volume and participation 82nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Volume and participation 82nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 67th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 4% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; weakest is catalysts 20th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading. Trend48.1 Momentum42.4 Setup66.8 Volume and participation82.3 Catalysts19.7	Utilities	50.2
11	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	Volume and participation 91st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Volume and participation 91st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 66th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; weakest is catalysts 43rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 6, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). Trend57.8 Momentum50.5 Setup66.1 Volume and participation91.0 Catalysts43.4	Utilities	50.1
14	AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR)	Trend 74th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control. Trend 74th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; momentum 58th: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is setup 45th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced essentially none of its move over the past year — 0% of it. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). Trend74.0 Momentum57.5 Setup45.2 Volume and participation55.9 Catalysts52.9	Utilities	48.0

Entered on 24 Aug 2026

CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 63.0, rank 1 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

AES Corporation (AES) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 59.0, rank 3 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

Evergy (EVRG) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 58.1, rank 4 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

OGE Energy (OGE) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 55.1, rank 7 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

Left on 24 Aug 2026

American Water Works (AWK) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 46.3, rank 17 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

National Fuel Gas (NFG) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 34.6, rank 47 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

ONE GAS INC (OGS) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 45.4, rank 20 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

SPIRE INC (SR) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 41.9, rank 30 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

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