Versor Investments LP Sells 8,804 Shares of Eversource Energy $ES

Versor Investments LP lowered its position in shares of Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) by 73.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,105 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 8,804 shares during the quarter. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Eversource Energy were worth $221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ES. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Eversource Energy during the second quarter worth about $274,744,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Eversource Energy by 43,905.7% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,692,707 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $171,309,000 after purchasing an additional 2,686,588 shares in the last quarter. Covalis Capital LLP bought a new stake in shares of Eversource Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $71,377,000. Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Eversource Energy by 310.1% in the 2nd quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,110,122 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $70,626,000 after buying an additional 839,459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in Eversource Energy by 50.7% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,074,159 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $131,958,000 after buying an additional 697,820 shares in the last quarter. 79.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on ES. Mizuho reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 target price (down from $81.00) on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Eversource Energy from $79.00 to $77.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Eversource Energy from $64.00 to $63.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Eversource Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $73.00 to $85.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $71.50.

Eversource Energy Price Performance

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

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. Eversource Energy had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 11.27%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.01 earnings per share. Eversource Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-4.950 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Eversource Energy will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This is an increase from Eversource Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. This represents a $3.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. Eversource Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.86%.

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

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.