Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Emera FY2026 Earnings

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Emera in a report issued on Monday, January 6th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.57 for the year. The consensus estimate for Emera’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Emera’s FY2027 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on EMA. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Emera from C$55.00 to C$60.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Emera from C$54.00 to C$58.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded Emera from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. CIBC upgraded Emera from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from C$54.00 to C$58.00 in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Emera from C$57.00 to C$60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$57.10.

Emera Price Performance

Shares of TSE:EMA opened at C$52.96 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$52.95 and a 200-day moving average price of C$50.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.62, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of C$15.27 billion, a PE ratio of 20.61, a PEG ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. Emera has a 1-year low of C$44.13 and a 1-year high of C$56.20.

Emera Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.48%. Emera’s dividend payout ratio is currently 112.84%.

Emera Company Profile

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.