Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Emera FY2025 Earnings

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Equities research analysts at Raymond James raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Emera in a report released on Sunday, February 23rd. Raymond James analyst T. Genzebu now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.23 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.22. The consensus estimate for Emera’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Emera’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

EMA has been the subject of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Emera from C$58.00 to C$60.00 in a report on Monday. National Bankshares boosted their target price on Emera from C$54.00 to C$55.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emera from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America raised Emera from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$55.00 to C$57.00 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Emera from C$60.00 to C$62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$58.10.

Emera Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:EMA opened at C$57.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$54.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.23, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of C$16.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a PEG ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. Emera has a 52 week low of C$44.13 and a 52 week high of C$57.93.

Emera Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.09%. Emera’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.40%.

About Emera

Emera Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to various customers. The company operates through Florida Electric Utility, Canadian Electric Utilities, Other Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Other segments.