Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -4.19 compared to its previous closing price of 58.23. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-22 that HARTFORD, Conn. and BOSTON, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eversource Energy will webcast a conference call with financial analysts on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m.
Is It Worth Investing in Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ES is 0.64. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for ES is 365.45M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.45% of that float. On January 23, 2025, ES’s average trading volume was 2.15M shares.
ES’s Market Performance
ES’s stock has seen a -0.34% decrease for the week, with a -0.66% drop in the past month and a -15.64% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.84% for Eversource Energy The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.00% for ES’s stock, with a simple moving average of -9.74% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ES stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for ES by listing it as a “Sector Underperform.” The predicted price for ES in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $56 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ES reach a price target of $52. The rating they have provided for ES stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to ES, setting the target price at $61 in the report published on June 25th of the previous year.
ES Trading at -6.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.21%, as shares sank -0.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.09% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ES fell by -0.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $56.93. In addition, Eversource Energy saw -2.86% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ES starting from Carmody Christine M, who proposed sale 29,467 shares at the price of $65.99 back on Sep 26 ’24. After this action, Carmody Christine M now owns shares of Eversource Energy, valued at $1,944,418 using the latest closing price.
NOVA DANIEL J, the Trustee of Eversource Energy, purchase 125 shares at $58.93 during a trade that took place back on Feb 23 ’24, which means that NOVA DANIEL J is holding 100 shares at $7,366 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Eversource Energy stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -3.58, with -0.96 for asset returns.
Based on Eversource Energy (ES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.9. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.49.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 12.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.86.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Eversource Energy (ES) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
