Eversource Energy (ES)

Over the past six months, Eversource Energy's stock price has shown a 19.22% increase over the past 12 months, trading between $52.28 and $75.25, with a share price of $67.61 as of January 8, 2026. In November 2025, Q3 earnings were impacted by a $75 million after-tax non-recurring charge related to offshore wind liability. The company faced regulatory challenges, including a motion for reconsideration on the NStar gas rate-based reset. Ongoing legal and regulatory proceedings, such as the Yankee rate case and storm cost securitization in Connecticut, continued. The company issued $600 million of parent company debt to maintain liquidity. In December 2025, Eversource declared a quarterly common dividend of $0.7525 per share. Analysts generally hold a "Hold" consensus rating for ES stock, with a 12-month price target of approximately $70.83.

Demand for Eversource Energy's products and services is seasonal, driven by weather conditions. Electricity demand peaks in the summer due to air conditioning use, managed through demand response programs. Natural gas demand peaks in the winter for space heating, with a smaller peak in the summer for electricity generation. Eversource offers budget billing to help customers manage seasonal bill spikes.

Eversource Energy is a publicly traded utility holding company focused on energy delivery, operating in the Utilities sector across Multi-Utilities, Gas Utilities, Water Utilities, and Electric Utilities industries. Its core business involves the transmission and distribution of electricity, natural gas, and water services, with additional interests in solar power and energy management solutions. The company's business model is based on earning regulated returns on infrastructure investments.

Eversource Energy serves approximately 4 million customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In Connecticut, it serves 157 towns with electricity and 85 towns with natural gas. In Massachusetts, it provides electric service to 159 towns and natural gas to 121 towns. Its New Hampshire service territory includes 206 towns.

Eversource Energy has maintained a positive aspect of its brand reputation by being named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies" by Newsweek for the seventh consecutive year, ranking No. 225 overall and No. 12 in the energy and utilities industry. However, the company faced public and political backlash in early 2025 in Connecticut following a 7% electricity rate hike. Massachusetts legislators also called for reviews due to steep natural gas price increases, impacting customer perception.

Eversource Energy's ownership is predominantly institutional, with approximately 64.13% of the stock held by institutional investors. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc, BlackRock, Inc., and State Street Corp. Other significant institutional holders include Fmr Llc, Geode Capital Management, Llc, Magellan Asset Management Ltd, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc, Vanguard Index Funds, iShares, SPDR, Invesco, Fidelity Concord Street Trust, Xtrackers, Fidelity Devonshire Trust, and Amundi. Individual investors and public companies hold the remaining shares, with insiders owning approximately 0.16%.