Analysts Set Expectations for Emera's Q3 Earnings (TSE:EMA)

Key Points

• Raymond James Financial raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Emera from $0.82 to $0.87, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a price objective of $70.00 per share.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.725, representing a 4.4% dividend yield, with a payout ratio currently at 112.40%.
• Emera has a average target price of C$64.33, with multiple analysts issuing ratings ranging from "hold" to "outperform" in recent reports.

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Raymond James Financial upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Emera in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Raymond James Financial analyst T. Genzebu now expects that the company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.82. Raymond James Financial currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Emera's current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Emera's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on EMA. Desjardins set a C$62.00 price objective on shares of Emera and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Emera from C$67.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Emera from C$65.00 to C$68.00 in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Emera from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price 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, August 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$64.33.

Emera Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of EMA traded up C$0.51 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching C$66.17. The stock had a trading volume of 857,542 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,277,081. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.23, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Emera has a 52-week low of C$49.06 and a 52-week high of C$67.42. The business's fifty day moving average is C$62.94 and its 200 day moving average is C$60.57. The firm has a market cap of C$19.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65, a P/E/G ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35.

Emera Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.725 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Emera's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.