Tableaux LLC lessened its stake in Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES – Free Report) by 50.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,218 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 9,218 shares during the period. Tableaux LLC’s holdings in Eversource Energy were worth $621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Eversource Energy by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 47,512,198 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,198,996,000 after purchasing an additional 697,829 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Eversource Energy by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 28,013,053 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,886,119,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265,802 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Eversource Energy by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,635,907 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $646,233,000 after purchasing an additional 194,781 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Eversource Energy by 61.8% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,546,217 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $642,747,000 after purchasing an additional 3,645,555 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magellan Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in Eversource Energy by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 7,406,785 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $526,919,000 after purchasing an additional 454,658 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.99% of the company’s stock.
Eversource Energy Stock Up 0.0%
Eversource Energy stock opened at $68.70 on Monday. Eversource Energy has a twelve month low of $61.53 and a twelve month high of $76.41. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $68.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.68, a P/E/G ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.72.
Eversource Energy Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.7875 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 18th. This represents a $3.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. Eversource Energy’s payout ratio is presently 67.31%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts recently weighed in on ES shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Eversource Energy from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Eversource Energy from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price objective on shares of Eversource Energy in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Eversource Energy from $75.00 to $73.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Eversource Energy from $80.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Eversource Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.70.
Read Our Latest Analysis on ES
Insider Activity at Eversource Energy
In related news, VP Gregory B. Butler sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.88, for a total transaction of $489,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 56,179 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,925,788.52. The trade was a 11.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.
Eversource Energy 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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