Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Emera in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 21st. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Emera's current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share.
Several other research firms also recently issued reports on EMA. TD Securities upgraded Emera to a "strong-buy" rating and set a C$69.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, June 27th. Desjardins set a C$62.00 target price on Emera and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Raymond James Financial lowered their price target on Emera from C$64.00 to C$59.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. CIBC increased their price target on Emera from C$63.00 to C$64.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Emera from C$60.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$60.58.
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Emera Price Performance
Emera stock traded up C$0.36 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$64.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 413,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,279,761. The stock's 50-day moving average price is C$61.92 and its 200-day moving average price is C$59.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.23. The company has a market capitalization of C$18.78 billion, a PE ratio of 24.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. Emera has a 12 month low of C$48.53 and a 12 month high of C$64.25.
Emera Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $2.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.53%. Emera's payout ratio is presently 112.40%.
Emera Company Profile
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Emera is a geographically diverse energy and services company investing in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution as well as gas transmission and utility energy services. Emera has operations throughout North America and the Caribbean countries.
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