Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Eversource Energy (ES)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) recently:

• 3/26/2026 – Eversource Energy had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $75.00 to $70.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2026 – Eversource Energy was upgraded by Argus to “strong-buy”.
• 3/23/2026 – Eversource Energy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $79.00 to $75.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2026 – Eversource Energy had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $72.00 to $75.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/2/2026 – Eversource Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation.
• 2/17/2026 – Eversource Energy had its price target raised by Mizuho from $69.00 to $75.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – Eversource Energy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $75.00 to $79.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – Eversource Energy was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock, up from $71.00.
• 1/28/2026 – Eversource Energy had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Eversource Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a $0.7875 dividend. This is an increase from Eversource Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $3.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. Eversource Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.93%.

Insider Transactions at Eversource Energy

In related news, EVP John M. Moreira sold 7,800 shares of Eversource Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.90, for a total value of $576,420.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 43,269 shares in the company, valued at $3,197,579.10. The trade was a 15.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Cotton M. Cleveland sold 2,581 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $193,239.47. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,941,982.68. The trade was a 3.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 16,381 shares of company stock worth $1,211,079. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.