Erste Group Bank Raises Earnings Estimates for Iberdrola

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank raised Iberdrola’s FY2026 EPS estimate to $4.67 from $4.60 and projects FY2027 EPS of $4.99, maintaining a “Buy” rating. The new FY2026 forecast is above the broader consensus of $4.59.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: two firms rate Iberdrola a “Buy,” six rate it “Hold,” and one rates it “Sell,” resulting in a consensus “Hold” rating.
• Iberdrola’s latest quarterly results fell slightly short of expectations, with EPS of $1.14 versus $1.16 expected and revenue of $11.93 billion versus $12.08 billion forecast.

Iberdrola S.A. (OTCMKTS:IBDRY - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Iberdrola in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $4.67 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate 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.

Several other research firms also recently commented on IBDRY. Citigroup upgraded shares of Iberdrola to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Barclays raised shares of Iberdrola from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Oddo Bhf lowered Iberdrola from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Iberdrola Stock Performance

Iberdrola stock opened at $94.84 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $95.62 and a 200-day moving average of $93.24. Iberdrola has a 1 year low of $72.02 and a 1 year high of $100.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The company has a market capitalization of $160.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.64.

Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 15.59%.The firm had revenue of $11.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.08 billion.

Iberdrola Company Profile

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.

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