Caprock Group LLC Invests $1.51 Million in Eversource Energy $ES

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 21,245 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,511,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ES. Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eversource Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $566,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Eversource Energy by 9.9% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,293 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,080,000 after buying an additional 3,902 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co acquired a new stake in Eversource Energy in the third quarter valued at $220,000. Navellier & Associates Inc. increased its position in Eversource Energy by 24.6% during the third quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 14,139 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,006,000 after buying an additional 2,796 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bryce Point Capital LLC acquired a new position in Eversource Energy in the third quarter valued at $488,000. 79.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Eversource Energy

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Eversource Energy in a report on Monday, November 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Eversource Energy from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $79.00 to $63.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Mizuho reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $68.00 price objective (down from $81.00) on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Eversource Energy from $79.00 to $77.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $71.50.

Eversource Energy Stock Performance

ES stock opened at $73.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.64. Eversource Energy has a fifty-two week low of $52.28 and a fifty-two week high of $75.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.53 billion, a PE ratio of 16.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.46.

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.02. Eversource Energy had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 11.27%. The firm had revenue of $3.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.01 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Eversource Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-4.950 EPS. Analysts forecast that Eversource Energy will post 4.75 EPS for the current year.

Eversource Energy Increases Dividend

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

Eversource Energy Company Profile

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.