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This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields slightly over 4%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 9%.

For my Top 5 ideas list, I focus on Buffett-style "fat pitch" blue-chip bargains: Wonderful companies at wonderful prices, based on fundamentals, not technicals or short-term sentiment. A disciplined, fundamentals-driven approach uses historical fair value multiples and consensus analyst data. My Top 5 Buy List for June - AES, ARE, AMZN, NVDA, and O - offers a 49% historical discount and over 100% return potential if they revert to fair value.

AES offers a compelling value opportunity with a nearly 7% dividend yield that's well-covered by long-term contracted cash flows and a strong growth backlog. The company's fundamentals are robust, featuring steady renewable project progress, new PPAs with major tech firms, and cost-saving initiatives. AES trades at a deeply discounted forward PE of 4.7, far below its historical average, suggesting significant upside potential if valuation normalizes.

AES remains a strong buy despite recent underperformance, with a robust 11.7 GW project pipeline and long-term contracted revenues ensuring growth through 2027. The company's debt appears high, but 20% is tied to projects under construction; most debt is non-recourse, limiting risk, and management has refinanced 2025 maturities. Shares trade at a deep discount, with 2025 P/E below 5 and potential for the stock to double to $24 by 2027 as EBITDA rises and debt falls.

Both AES and EXC offer promising opportunities as utilities with a strong renewable focus.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does AES (AES) have what it takes?

Oklo (OKLO 1.67%) stock, a start-up nuclear power company developing mini-nuclear reactors, surged more than 10% yesterday after announcing a partnership with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. Alongside Centrus Energy (LEU 1.27%), the company has been riding an even bigger wave of investor enthusiasm that began last week, when President Trump on Friday signed a series of executive orders to promote development of the nuclear power industry in America.

AES signs two PPAs with Meta for 650 MW of solar projects in Texas and Kansas to power data centers and expand its U.S. renewable footprint.

April's historic market volatility signaled a likely new bull market, with VIX 60+ events historically leading to strong 12-month and five-year returns (40% and 140%, respectively). Alexandria Real Estate is undervalued: A high-quality biolab REIT trading at 7.5X cash flow, with a sustainable dividend and upside potential. AES Corporation: Extreme discount, not a trap: Trading at under 5X earnings (historically 12.2X), AES offers a well-covered 7% yield.

Shares of solar stocks, including rooftop solar provider Sunrun (RUN -37.29%), renewables-focused utility NextEra Energy (NEE -7.41%), and renewable power provider AES Corp. (AES -4.25%), plunged on Thursday, falling 40%, 9.1%, and 5.2%, respectively, as of 12:50 p.m. ET.