Insider Selling: Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) Insider Sells $441,420.00 in Stock

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) insider John Kim sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.57, for a total transaction of $441,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,339 shares in the company, valued at $907,780.23. This trade represents a 32.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Eversource Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:ES opened at $73.59 on Monday. Eversource Energy has a fifty-two week low of $52.28 and a fifty-two week high of $75.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.65. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $69.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.10, a PEG ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.77.

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. Eversource Energy had a return on equity of 11.18% and a net margin of 12.49%.The company had revenue of $3.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.01 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Eversource Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-4.950 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Eversource Energy will post 4.75 EPS for the current year.

Eversource Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.7875 per share. 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. Eversource Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.86%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on ES shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Eversource Energy from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Eversource Energy from $69.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Janney Montgomery Scott upgraded Eversource Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $79.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Eversource Energy from $72.00 to $71.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $73.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eversource Energy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ES. Kinloch Capital LLC raised its stake in Eversource Energy by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Kinloch Capital LLC now owns 53,159 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,579,000 after buying an additional 1,347 shares in the last quarter. First Growth Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eversource Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $226,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Eversource Energy by 112.2% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 129,597 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $8,726,000 after acquiring an additional 68,517 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Eversource Energy by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 85,659 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,767,000 after purchasing an additional 13,940 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Eversource Energy by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 9,399 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398 shares in the last quarter. 79.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Eversource Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded Eversource, which can support the stock by attracting buyers and validating earnings/growth expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets expressed a positive view that the stock price is expected to rise — another bullish analyst note that can help demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho published commentary expecting the stock to rise (separate from its hold stance in another report), which can lend incremental support from discretionary buyers. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho also reiterated a Hold rating in a different note — a neutral stance that suggests limited conviction to drive big moves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank cut FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates (FY26: from $5.02 to $4.86; FY27: from $5.30 to $5.16), kept a Sector Underperform / $63 target and issued a sell — downward revisions and a low target can pressure the stock and investor sentiment. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Two insiders executed large open‑market sales on Feb 19: EVP John M. Moreira sold 7,800 shares at about $73.90 (SEC filing) and director John Y. Kim sold 6,000 shares at about $73.57 (SEC filing). Large insider sales — especially when they materially reduce ownership — can be read negatively by the market even if proceeds are for diversification. Moreira SEC Filing Kim SEC Filing

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.