Iberdrola FY2026 EPS Forecast Lifted by Erste Group Bank

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank maintained its FY2026 EPS forecast for Iberdrola at $4.70 and reiterated a “Buy” rating, broadly in line with the $4.71 consensus estimate.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: two analysts rate Iberdrola a Buy, five 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 a $12.08 billion consensus estimate.

Iberdrola S.A. (OTCMKTS:IBDRY - Free Report) - Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Iberdrola in a report issued on Friday, September 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $4.70 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.70. Erste Group Bank has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Iberdrola's current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share.

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

Iberdrola Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of IBDRY stock opened at $93.48 on Wednesday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $94.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.50. The company has a market cap of $155.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.63. Iberdrola has a 1-year low of $72.92 and a 1-year high of $100.64.

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

Iberdrola Company Profile

Iberdrola, SA is a Spanish multinational energy company headquartered in Bilbao. Its principal activities include electricity generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy development, and the sale of electricity and related energy services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The company operates a diversified generation portfolio that includes onshore and offshore wind, solar power, hydroelectric facilities and nuclear energy. Iberdrola also develops and manages electricity networks and invests in grid modernization, digital infrastructure and other technologies that support the transition to lower-carbon energy systems.

Iberdrola serves customers and operates energy infrastructure across several markets, including Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia, as well as other European countries.

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