Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Emera Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Emera to $0.64, up from $0.55, while maintaining a "Hold" rating and a price target of $62.00.
• Several firms have upgraded their price targets for Emera, with TD Securities setting the highest target at C$69.00, reflecting a positive outlook from analysts.
• Emera announced a quarterly dividend of $0.725, yielding 4.3%, with a payout ratio of 112.40%, indicating strong shareholder returns despite their high payout ratio.

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA - Free Report) - Research analysts at Desjardins increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Emera in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. Desjardins analyst B. Stadler now forecasts that the company will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.55. Desjardins currently has a "Hold" rating and a $62.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Emera's current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Emera's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of Emera from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Emera from C$69.00 to C$74.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Emera from C$65.00 to C$68.00 in a research note on Monday. CIBC cut shares of Emera from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from C$65.00 to C$68.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Emera from C$69.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emera currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$64.33.

Emera Price Performance

Emera stock traded up C$0.75 during trading hours on Monday, hitting C$65.53. 122,821 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,272,405. The firm has a market cap of C$19.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.40, a P/E/G ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. 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 firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$62.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$60.42. Emera has a 1-year low of C$49.06 and a 1-year high of C$67.42.

Emera Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. Emera's dividend payout ratio is 112.40%.

Emera Company Profile

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.