ABN Amro Investment Solutions Trims Stock Holdings in Eversource Energy $ES

ABN Amro Investment Solutions lowered its position in shares of Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) by 26.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 191,592 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 70,305 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions owned about 0.05% of Eversource Energy worth $13,630,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Eversource Energy by 20.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 294,295 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $20,936,000 after purchasing an additional 50,961 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc raised its position in Eversource Energy by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 805,530 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $56,814,000 after buying an additional 42,649 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC raised its position in Eversource Energy by 23.1% during the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 23,620 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,680,000 after buying an additional 4,436 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Eversource Energy by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 80,950 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,759,000 after acquiring an additional 19,170 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Eversource Energy by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 35,314 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,512,000 after acquiring an additional 2,907 shares during the last quarter. 79.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Eversource Energy Price Performance

Eversource Energy stock opened at $73.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $68.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.71. Eversource Energy has a 1 year low of $52.28 and a 1 year high of $75.25.

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. Eversource Energy had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 11.27%. The company had revenue of $3.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.01 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Eversource Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-4.950 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Eversource Energy will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Eversource Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a $0.7875 dividend. This represents a $3.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Eversource Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Eversource Energy’s payout ratio is presently 65.86%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ES has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Eversource Energy from $72.00 to $71.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company cut Eversource Energy from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $79.00 to $63.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Mizuho restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 target price (down previously from $81.00) on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Eversource Energy from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price target on Eversource Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $71.50.

Eversource Energy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Eversource Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and revenue upside — Eversource reported Q4 EPS of $1.12 (vs. ~$1.10 est.) and revenue of $3.37B (+13% y/y), driven by stronger gas results and the absence of prior one‑time charges. This helped lift near‑term sentiment. Eversource Energy Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Strong full‑year results — FY2025 GAAP EPS rose to $4.56 and non‑GAAP recurring EPS was $4.76; operating income more than doubled, signaling improving core profitability. Management provided a detailed release and slide deck. Eversource Energy Reports Full-Year & Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Large capital/strategy plan — Coverage notes a US$26.5B plan that reshapes the utility’s outlook, implying sustained investment-led growth that supports regulated earnings and long-term rate base expansion. Eversource Earnings Beat And US$26.5b Plan Reshape Utility Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and presentation available — The earnings call transcript and slides provide detail on drivers (gas strength, timing of investments, rate cases) that investors will parse for sustainable growth assumptions. Eversource Energy 2025 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Very low short interest in utilities sector — Eversource is reported among the lower short-interest names, which reduces immediate short‑squeeze risk but also indicates less bearish positioning. HE, OTTR draw highest short interest in utilities sector; BIP and ES see lowest short interest
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance vs. street and analyst caution — Eversource set FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.80–$4.95, slightly below the ~$4.97 consensus, and some analysts have issued cautious/reduce recommendations, which could cap near‑term upside. Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” by Analysts

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.