Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Emera in a report released on Monday, May 5th. Desjardins analyst B. Stadler forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter. Desjardins has a "Hold" rating and a $62.00 price objective 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.79 EPS.
Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Emera from C$60.00 to C$62.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Emera from C$60.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Emera from C$60.00 to C$63.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Raymond James cut their target price on shares of Emera from C$64.00 to C$59.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, CIBC raised their target price on shares of Emera from C$63.00 to C$64.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$59.33.
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Emera Price Performance
Shares of EMA traded down C$0.15 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting C$60.07. 203,449 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,475,791. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.23. The stock has a market capitalization of C$17.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.28, a PEG ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$59.98 and a 200 day moving average of C$56.13. Emera has a one year low of C$44.13 and a one year high of C$63.13.
Emera Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.83%. Emera's dividend payout ratio is 112.40%.
Emera Company Profile
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Emera Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to various customers. The company operates through Florida Electric Utility, Canadian Electric Utilities, Other Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Other segments.
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