Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Raymond James increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Emera in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, February 23rd. Raymond James analyst T. Genzebu now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.23 for the year, up from their previous 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.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of Emera from C$54.00 to C$55.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Emera from C$60.00 to C$63.00 in a report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Emera from C$58.00 to C$60.00 in a research report on Monday. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Emera from C$58.00 to C$59.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Emera from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three 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. According to MarketBeat, Emera has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$58.10.
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Emera Stock Performance
EMA traded up C$0.42 during trading on Tuesday, hitting C$57.86. The stock had a trading volume of 2,424,168 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,596,739. 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 50 day moving average price of C$54.73 and a 200-day moving average price of C$52.94. Emera has a one year low of C$44.13 and a one year high of C$58.73. The firm has a market cap of C$16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.43, a P/E/G ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35.
Emera Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.01%. Emera's dividend payout ratio is currently 112.40%.
Emera Company Profile
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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.
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