Fortis Inc operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 425,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona; and 97,000 retail customers in Arizona's Mohave and Santa Cruz counties with an aggregate capacity of 3,377 MW (MW), including 57 MW of solar capacity.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorUtilities
CIKN/A
Phone+1-709-7372800
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual SalesC$8.65 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees8,800
Next Earnings Date11/1/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Fortis (TSE:FTS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fortis' stock symbol?
Fortis trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "FTS."
How often does Fortis pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Fortis?
Fortis announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.477 per share on Sunday, December 1st. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. This is a boost from Fortis's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. View Fortis' Dividend History.
How were Fortis' earnings last quarter?
Fortis Inc (TSE:FTS) released its earnings results on Friday, August, 2nd. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.16. The company earned $2.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. View Fortis' Earnings History.
When is Fortis' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for FTS?
7 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Fortis' stock. Their forecasts range from C$52.00 to C$62.00. On average, they anticipate Fortis' share price to reach C$56.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Fortis.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Fortis?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fortis in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Fortis.
Has Fortis been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about FTS stock have been trending very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Fortis earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Fortis.
Who are some of Fortis' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Fortis include Innogy (IGY), Hydro One (H), Spark Infrastructure Group (SKI), Capital Power (CPX), ERM Power (EPW), Caribbean Utilities (CUP.U), Crius Energy Unt (KWH.UN), Pacific Energy (PEA), Locality Planning Energy (LPE), Synex International (SXI), Greencoat Renewables (GRP), Renu Energy (RNE), Plutus Powergen (PPG), Capital Power (CPXWF) and Caribbean Utilities (CUPUF).
What other stocks do shareholders of Fortis own?
Who are Fortis' key executives?
Fortis' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Barry V. Perry, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 54)
- Ms. Jocelyn H. Perry, Exec. VP & CFO
- Ms. Nora M. Duke C.A., CA, Exec. VP of Sustainability & Chief Human Resource Officer (Age 57)
- Mr. James P. Laurito, Exec. VP of Bus. Devel. (Age 63)
- Mr. David Gerard Hutchens, Exec. VP of Western Utility Operations (Age 52)
How do I buy shares of Fortis?
Shares of FTS and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab.
What is Fortis' stock price today?
One share of FTS stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$54.80.
How big of a company is Fortis?
What is Fortis' official website?
How can I contact Fortis?
Fortis' mailing address is 5 Fortis Place Suite 1100, Stn a PO Box 8837, ST. JOHNS, NL A1B 3T2, Canada. The company can be reached via phone at +1-709-7372800.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Fortis (TSE FTS)
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