Emera (EMA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$63.62 to C$64.47
• 50-Day Range: C$62.02 to C$67.01
• 52-Week Range: C$49.06 to C$67.42
• Volume: 766,207 shs
• Average Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$19.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.59
• Dividend Yield: 4.54%
• Price Target: C$64.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Emera Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Emera scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Emera has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Emera is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Emera has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Emera is 21.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Emera is 21.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Emera has a PEG Ratio of 6.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Emera has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EMA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Emera is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.48%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Emera does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Emera is 98.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EMA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.37

News Sentiment

Emera has a news sentiment score of -0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Emera this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for EMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Emera insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$3,213,691.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.09% of the stock of Emera is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.28% of the stock of Emera is held by institutions.

EMA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EMA shares performed this year?

Emera's stock was trading at C$53.73 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EMA stock has increased by 18.9% and is now trading at C$63.86.

How were Emera's earnings last quarter?

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November, 8th. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.04. Emera had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.06% and a net margin of 10.51%.
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How do I buy shares of Emera?

Shares of EMA stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Emera own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Emera investors own include Freehold Royalties (FRU), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Timbercreek Financial (TF), Enbridge (ENB), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), TELUS (T) and BCE (BCE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/08/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend: 8/01/2025
• Record date for 8/15 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/15/2025
• Today: 9/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: TSE:EMA
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.emera.com
• Phone: +1-902-4500507
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,120
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Emera: C$64.33
• High Price Target: C$74.00
• Low Price Target: C$56.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.91
• P/E Growth: 6.2
• Net Income: C$757.30 million
• Net Margins: 10.51%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.06%
• Return on Assets: 2.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 150.23
• Current Ratio: 0.72
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$8.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.32
• Cash Flow: C$2.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.11
• Book Value: C$42.90 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 299,300,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$19.07 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.55