Erste Group Bank Boosts Earnings Estimates for Iberdrola

Iberdrola S.A. (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Iberdrola in a report issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $4.67 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.60. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Iberdrola’s current full-year earnings is $4.59 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Iberdrola’s FY2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The utilities provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by ($0.02). Iberdrola had a net margin of 15.59% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The company had revenue of $11.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.08 billion.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Oddo Bhf lowered Iberdrola from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Citigroup raised shares of Iberdrola to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Iberdrola from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Iberdrola currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Iberdrola Price Performance

IBDRY opened at $94.84 on Tuesday. Iberdrola has a 1 year low of $72.02 and a 1 year high of $100.64. The company has a market capitalization of $160.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $95.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

About Iberdrola

Iberdrola, SA is a Spanish multinational electric utility headquartered in Bilbao that develops, produces and supplies electricity and related energy services. The company’s core activities span electricity generation across a diverse mix of assets, transmission and distribution network ownership and operation, and retail supply to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Iberdrola also offers energy management and digital solutions aimed at improving efficiency and integrating distributed and renewable resources.

Renewable energy is a central focus of Iberdrola’s business strategy, with significant investments in wind (onshore and offshore), hydroelectric and solar power and in the modernization of grids to accommodate increasing shares of intermittent generation.