Eversource Energy (ES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition to traditional delivery services, the company engages in grid modernization projects, infrastructure upgrades and reliability improvements to support an evolving power system and to meet regulatory requirements.

The company also develops and implements energy efficiency programs, demand-side management and customer-facing initiatives designed to reduce consumption and manage peak load. Eversource invests in system hardening, integration of distributed energy resources and broader clean-energy transition efforts consistent with regional policy goals, working with regulators and regional transmission organizations on planning and interconnection.

With origins in long-standing New England utility firms, the organization adopted the Eversource name following corporate reorganizations and rebranding in the 2010s. The company’s operations center on regulated utility services, infrastructure investment and customer solutions aimed at maintaining service reliability and supporting the region’s transition to a lower-carbon energy system.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.30 to $69.99
• 50-Day Range: $66.44 to $73.99
• 52-Week Range: $61.53 to $76.41
• Volume: 705,975 shs
• Average Volume: 2.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.97
• Dividend Yield: 4.50%
• Price Target: $71.70
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Eversource Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Eversource Energy scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Eversource Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Eversource Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Eversource Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Eversource Energy are expected to grow by 7.31% in the coming year, from $4.65 to $4.99 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Eversource Energy is 14.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Eversource Energy is 14.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Eversource Energy has a PEG Ratio of 4.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Eversource Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% of the float of Eversource Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Eversource Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Eversource Energy has recently decreased by 4.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Eversource Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Eversource Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Eversource Energy is 67.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Eversource Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.13% next year. This indicates that Eversource Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Eversource Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Eversource Energy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for ES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Eversource Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Eversource Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $193,239.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.18% of the stock of Eversource Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.99% of the stock of Eversource Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ES
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:NU
• CIK: 72741
• Web: www.eversource.com
• Phone: (860) 286-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,731
• Year Founded: 1927

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Eversource Energy: $71.70
• High Price Target: $79.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.01
• P/E Growth: 4.57
• Net Income: $1.69 billion
• Net Margins: 12.55%
• Pretax Margin: 13.88%
• Return on Equity: 11.59%
• Return on Assets: 2.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.62
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.94
• Cash Flow: $11.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.21
• Book Value: $43.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 376,080,000
• Free Float: 375,403,000
• Market Cap: $26.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74