The stock of Eversource Energy (ES) has gone up by 4.49% for the week, with a 4.84% rise in the past month and a 9.30% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.78%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.13% for ES. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.80% for ES stock, with a simple moving average of 0.97% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) Right Now?
Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.17x compared to its average ratio. ES has 36-month beta value of 0.62. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for ES is 366.06M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ES on April 03, 2025 was 2.85M shares.
ES) stock’s latest price update
Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES)’s stock price has plunge by 0.87relation to previous closing price of 62.09. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 4.49% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-31 that Dividend Aristocrats are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025, demonstrating resilience, with NOBL up 1.78% YTD versus SPY’s 4.9% decline. Top performers include Consolidated Edison (+22.98%), Brown & Brown (+20.65%), and AbbVie (+16.61%), showcasing strong double-digit gains. 29 out of 69 Dividend Aristocrats have announced dividend increases in 2025, with an average growth rate of 4.15%.
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 3.61% 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 -9.25% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.78%, as shares surge +6.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.56% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ES rose by +4.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.92. In addition, Eversource Energy saw 9.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ES starting from DiStasio James S, who proposed sale 8,200 shares at the price of $62.20 back on Mar 31 ’25. After this action, DiStasio James S now owns shares of Eversource Energy, valued at $510,071 using the latest closing price.
BUTLER GREGORY B, the Executive VP & General Counsel of Eversource Energy, sale 12,000 shares at $62.68 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that BUTLER GREGORY B is holding 61,268 shares at $752,148 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Eversource Energy stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.56, with 1.41 for asset returns.
Based on Eversource Energy (ES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 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 1.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.41 trillion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.29for 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 0.76.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Eversource Energy (ES) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
