Eversource Energy (ES)

Eversource Energy's stock has fluctuated between $60.62 and $76.41 over the past 52 weeks. As of early May 2026, the stock price was around $66.51, reflecting a 4.92% decrease over the past 30 days but a 6.06% increase over the past 12 months. The company reported Q1 2026 GAAP earnings of $1.61 per share and non-GAAP recurring earnings of $1.73 per share, surpassing consensus estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.7875 per share, payable on June 30, 2026. A FERC decision reduced the ROE rate for New England transmission owners, resulting in an after-tax charge of $43.9 million in Q1 2026, and Eversource has taken legal actions against this decision and proposed a new ROE rate. Management cut its annual profit forecast due to lower rates, leading to mixed sentiment among analysts, with a consensus "Hold" rating.

Demand for Eversource Energy's products and services exhibits seasonality, particularly for electricity. The company implements demand response programs that incentivize customers to reduce energy usage during peak demand times, which typically occur on non-holiday weekdays between June 1 and September 30, lasting for about three hours in the afternoon.

Eversource Energy is a Fortune 500 regulated utility holding company focused on electric transmission, electric distribution, natural gas distribution, and water distribution. The company delivers electricity, operates high-voltage transmission assets, distributes natural gas, provides water services, and offers energy-efficiency and customer programs.

Eversource Energy's operations are concentrated in New England, serving approximately 4.4 million customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The company has dual corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional corporate office in Springfield, Massachusetts. Its service territory includes 157 towns for electric service and 85 towns for natural gas in Connecticut; 159 towns for electric service and 121 towns for natural gas in Massachusetts; and 206 towns in New Hampshire.

Eversource Energy has received positive recognition for its brand reputation. Newsweek and Statista Inc. named Eversource one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies for 2026, and the company was recognized as the #1 utility on USA Today's list of America's Climate Leaders for 2025. Eversource claims to have boosted electric reliability in Connecticut by 15% since 2017, with nearly half of all customer outages in 2025 in Connecticut being restored within five minutes due to grid modernization investments.

Eversource Energy's ownership is predominantly institutional, with over 82% of shares held by institutional investors as of Q1 2025. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock, Inc., and State Street Corporation. Insider holdings are less than 1%.