Eversource Energy (ES), formerly Northeast Utilities, will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.3 percent to $0.505 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This follows a 6.7 percent dividend hike last year. The new dividend yield for ES is 3.6%.
Eversource Energy, formerly Northeast Utilities, is a utility holding company engaged in the energy delivery business. Eversource operates operates through three segments: electric distribution, electric transmission and natural gas distribution.