Erste Group Bank Weighs in on Iberdrola FY2027 Earnings

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank lowered Iberdrola’s FY2027 EPS estimate to $4.93 from $5.02, while maintaining a “Buy” rating. The new forecast remains above the current full-year consensus estimate of $4.68.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: four analysts rate Iberdrola a Buy, four Hold, and one Sell, resulting in a consensus rating of Hold.
• Iberdrola shares rose 1.3% to $96.63, but the company’s latest quarterly results slightly missed expectations, reporting $1.14 EPS versus the $1.16 consensus and revenue of $11.93 billion versus $12.08 billion expected.

Iberdrola S.A. (OTCMKTS:IBDRY - Free Report) - Analysts at Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Iberdrola in a research report issued on Thursday, October 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $4.93 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.02. Erste Group Bank has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Iberdrola's current full-year earnings is $4.68 per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Oddo Bhf lowered Iberdrola from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Citigroup raised shares of Iberdrola to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Iberdrola from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Kepler Capital Markets lowered shares of Iberdrola from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Iberdrola to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Iberdrola Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of OTCMKTS:IBDRY opened at $96.63 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Iberdrola has a 52-week low of $76.31 and a 52-week high of $100.64. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $93.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.88. The company has a market capitalization of $161.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.55.

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

Iberdrola Company Profile

Iberdrola, SA is a Spanish energy company engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. Its activities include renewable power generation, particularly wind, solar and hydropower, as well as electricity networks and customer energy services. The company also develops and operates energy storage and other infrastructure supporting the transition to lower-carbon energy systems.

Headquartered in Bilbao, Spain, Iberdrola serves residential, commercial and industrial customers through operations in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil and other international markets.

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