NYSE:ESEversource Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

Eversource Energy's stock was trading at $87.79 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ES stock has decreased by 10.6% and is now trading at $78.46. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eversource Energy in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Eversource Energy.

Eversource Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Eversource Energy.

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.38 billion. Eversource Energy had a return on equity of 9.16% and a net margin of 11.02%. Eversource Energy's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share. View Eversource Energy's earnings history.

Eversource Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.5675 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. View Eversource Energy's dividend history.

Eversource Energy updated its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.60-3.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.65.

15 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Eversource Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $107.00. On average, they expect Eversource Energy's share price to reach $89.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Eversource Energy.

Media coverage about ES stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Eversource Energy earned a news sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutEversource Energy.

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Eversource Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ES."

Eversource Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.21%), State Street Corp (6.28%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (4.65%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.78%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.10%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (1.86%). Company insiders that own Eversource Energy stock include Christine M Carmody, Faasen William C Van, Gregory B Butler, James J Judge, Jay S Buth, Joseph R Nolan, Jr, Leon J Olivier, Philip J Lembo and Sanford Cloud, Jr. View institutional ownership trends for Eversource Energy.

ES stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, APG Asset Management N.V., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Wells Fargo & Company MN, and AQR Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Eversource Energy company stock in the last year include Gregory B Butler, Jay S Buth, and Philip J Lembo. View insider buying and selling activity for Eversource Energy.

ES stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., Zimmer Partners LP, Deutsche Bank AG, Unigestion Holding SA, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Swiss National Bank, and Invesco Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for Eversource Energy.

Shares of ES can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ES stock can currently be purchased for approximately $78.46.

Eversource Energy has a market capitalization of $26.40 billion and generates $8.53 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $909.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.45 on an earnings per share basis. Eversource Energy employs 8,234 workers across the globe.

The official website for Eversource Energy is www.eversource.com.

Eversource Energy's mailing address is 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA, 06037. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 800-286-5000 or via email at [email protected]