Eversource Energy
About: Eversource Energy is a diversified holding company with subsidiaries that provide rate-regulated electric and gas distribution service to more than 4 million customers in the Northeast US. The company plans to sell its water utility, Aquarion, in 2025. Eversource expanded its service territories with acquisitions of NStar (2012), Aquarion (2017), and Columbia Gas (2020). In 2024 Eversource exited its 50% partnership with European utility Orsted to develop 2 gigawatts of offshore wind projects in the Northeast US. The company exited most of its unregulated businesses in 2006.
Employees: 10,680
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
119% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.8M | Put options by funds: $8.61M
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 6 (+1) [Q4]
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 94
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 316 | Existing positions reduced: 282
0.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.18% [Q3] → 82.68% (+0.5%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 847 [Q3] → 850 (+3) [Q4]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.9B [Q3] → $17.4B (-$2.54B) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$58
5%
downside
Avg. target
$65
6%
upside
High target
$72
17%
upside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
1 neutral
50%
1 negative
50%
BMO Capital James Thalacker 75% 1-year accuracy 27 / 36 met price target | 17%upside $72 | Market Perform Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeremy Tonet 90% 1-year accuracy 9 / 10 met price target | 5%downside $58 | Underweight Downgraded | 10 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about ES published over the past 30 days
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
5 days ago
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Negative
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Eversource Energy (ES) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Rima Hyder - Vice President of Investor Relations Joe Nolan - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John Moreira - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Jay Buth - Vice President and Controller Conference Call Participants Durgesh Chopra - Evercore ISI Carly Davenport - Goldman Sachs Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan Securities Sophie Karp - KBCM Anthony Crowdell - Mizuho Travis Miller - Morningstar Julien Dumoulin Smith - Jefferies Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates Andrew Weisel - Scotiabank Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Eversource Energy First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Eversource Energy Q1 Earnings in Line With Estimates, Revenues Beat
ES' first-quarter earnings and revenues increase year over year. Total operating expenses also increase during the same period.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Eversource Energy (ES) Q1 Earnings Match Estimates
Eversource Energy (ES) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.50 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $1.49 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Eversource Energy Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
HARTFORD, Conn. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) today reported earnings of $550.8 million, or $1.50 per share, in the first quarter of 2025, compared with earnings of $521.8 million, or $1.49 per share, in the first quarter of 2024. Also today, the Eversource Energy Board of Trustees approved a common dividend of $0.7525 per share, payable June 30, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2025. The company today reaffirmed its earnings projection of between $4.67 pe.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Eversource Energy Collaborates with MathWorks to Incorporate Renewable Energy Sources into System Planning Process Using Probabilistic Load Flow Automation
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MathWorks provides probabilistic load flow capabilities to enhance system planning solutions for Eversource Energy.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Eversource Energy to Release Q1 Earnings: Here's What to Expect
ES' first-quarter 2025 results are expected to benefit from new rates, increased transmission investments, and lower operation and maintenance expenses.
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