Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: "Hold" — 12 firms cover Eversource with 3 sell, 5 hold, 3 buy and 1 strong buy, and an average 12‑month price target of $71.80.
• Insider selling — Cotton M. Cleveland sold 2,581 shares at $74.87 and EVP John M. Moreira sold 7,800 shares at $73.90; insiders sold 16,381 shares (about $1.21M) in the past 90 days and now own 0.18% of the company.
• Earnings and guidance — Eversource reported $1.12 EPS (vs. $1.10 est.) and $3.37B revenue (vs. $2.94B), with revenue up 13.4% y/y, and set FY2026 guidance of 4.80–4.95 EPS versus analysts' ~4.72 estimate.

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $71.80.

Several brokerages have commented on ES. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Eversource Energy from $79.00 to $75.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Eversource Energy from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Seaport Research Partners cut Eversource Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Eversource Energy from $78.00 to $74.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st.

Insider Transactions at Eversource Energy

In other news, insider Cotton M. Cleveland sold 2,581 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $193,239.47. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 79,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,941,982.68. This represents a 3.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John M. Moreira sold 7,800 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.90, for a total transaction of $576,420.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 43,269 shares in the company, valued at $3,197,579.10. This represents a 15.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 16,381 shares of company stock valued at $1,211,079 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Eversource Energy

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Eversource Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Eversource Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its holdings in Eversource Energy by 2,337.5% during the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 390 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 374 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new stake in Eversource Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, TFC Financial Management Inc. raised its holdings in Eversource Energy by 2,857.1% during the 4th quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 414 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. 79.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Eversource Energy Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of ES stock opened at $68.60 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $25.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.01, a PEG ratio of 4.48 and a beta of 0.76. Eversource Energy has a 52 week low of $58.03 and a 52 week high of $76.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $70.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.07.

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.94 billion. Eversource Energy had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 11.18%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.01 EPS. Eversource Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-4.950 EPS. Analysts predict that Eversource Energy will post 4.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Eversource Energy

Eversource Energy NYSE: ES is a publicly traded, regulated energy company headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The company's core business is the delivery and transmission of electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers across parts of New England. Eversource operates transmission and distribution networks, maintains electrical infrastructure, responds to outages and storms, and manages natural gas pipeline and distribution systems in the regions it serves.

Eversource serves customers primarily in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, operating through locally regulated utility subsidiaries that administer customer service, billing, meter reading and localized operations.

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