Raymond James Financial Raises Earnings Estimates for Emera

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) - Equities researchers at Raymond James Financial increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Emera in a report issued on Monday, August 11th. Raymond James Financial analyst T. Genzebu now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.82. Raymond James Financial currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $70.00 price objective 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.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Desjardins set a C$62.00 price objective on shares of Emera and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Emera from C$65.00 to C$68.00 in a research note on Monday. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Emera from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Emera from C$69.00 to C$70.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their target price on shares of Emera from C$60.00 to C$62.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$64.33.

Emera Price Performance

EMA stock opened at C$65.86 on Tuesday. The firm's 50-day moving average price is C$62.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$60.36. Emera has a 12-month low of C$48.68 and a 12-month high of C$67.42. The stock has a market capitalization of C$19.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.53, a PEG ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.23.

Emera Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.725 dividend. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 1st. Emera's dividend payout ratio is currently 112.40%.

About Emera

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.

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