Analysts Set Expectations for Emera FY2026 Earnings

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Emera in a report released on Monday, January 6th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny expects that the company will earn $3.57 per share 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 also recently weighed in on EMA. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Emera from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Emera from C$57.00 to C$60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Emera from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America raised Emera from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from C$55.00 to C$57.00 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Emera from C$54.00 to C$58.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emera has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$57.10.

Emera Stock Down 0.5 %

EMA stock opened at C$53.18 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$52.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$50.84. Emera has a fifty-two week low of C$44.13 and a fifty-two week high of C$56.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.62, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of C$15.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35.

Emera Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.45%. Emera’s payout ratio is 112.84%.

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.