ES’s short interest surges to 5.43 million shares

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Eversource Energy shares valued at $365,400 were sold by BUTLER GREGORY B on Nov 12 ’25. At $73.08 per share, BUTLER GREGORY B sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 56,674 shares worth approximately $4.18 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, BUTLER GREGORY B purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 365,400 in proceeds.

Before that, Hunt James W III had sold 4,129 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $300,489, the EVP-Corp Rel & Sustainability traded Eversource Energy shares for $72.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,129 shares, worth approximately $2.39 million.

As published in a research note from UBS on November 06, 2025, Eversource Energy [ES] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $78. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 21, 2025, BofA Securities has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for ES. Earlier on October 16, 2025, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for ES stock.

Analyzing ES Stock Performance

On last trading session, Eversource Energy [NYSE: ES] rose 0.11% to $73.69. The stock’s lowest price that day was $73.13, but it reached a high of $74.216 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.01%. Over the course of the year, Eversource Energy shares have jumped approximately 20.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $75.25 on 10/28/25 and a 52-week low of $52.28 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Eversource Energy (ES)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 73.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 72.59. In the upper region, resistance lies at 74.23. The next price resistance is at 74.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.63 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Eversource Energy subject to short interest?

Stocks of Eversource Energy saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 0.78 million shares to 5.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 4.65 million shares. A jump of 14.36% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.17.

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In terms of Eversource Energy share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 71.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.87% from the previous closing price of $73.61. Analysts anticipate Eversource Energy stock to reach 81 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Eversource Energy stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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