Bull Harbor Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 15,294 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,060,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in shares of Eversource Energy by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 14,831 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $999,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Eversource Energy by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 13,287 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $895,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in shares of Eversource Energy by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 11,988 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in Eversource Energy by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 14,483 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $975,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in Eversource Energy by 4.9% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,636 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.99% of the company’s stock.
Eversource Energy Trading Down 0.8%
Shares of ES stock opened at $74.80 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.56 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $71.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.71. Eversource Energy has a fifty-two week low of $61.53 and a fifty-two week high of $76.57.
Eversource Energy Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th were given a dividend of $0.7875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. This represents a $3.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Eversource Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 67.31%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Eversource Energy
In other news, VP Gregory B. Butler sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.88, for a total value of $489,160.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 56,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,925,788.52. This trade represents a 11.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have weighed in on ES. Argus cut shares of Eversource Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Eversource Energy from $73.00 to $72.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Scotiabank cut their target price on Eversource Energy from $66.00 to $63.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of Eversource Energy in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “hold” rating and set a $81.00 price target on shares of Eversource Energy in a research note on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Eversource Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.58.
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Eversource Energy Company Profile
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.
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