National Bank Financial Predicts Emera FY2026 Earnings

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Emera in a report issued on Monday, January 6th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.57 for the year. The consensus estimate for Emera’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Emera’s FY2027 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Emera from C$55.00 to C$60.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Emera from C$54.00 to C$55.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Emera from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Cibc World Mkts raised Emera from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Emera from C$54.00 to C$58.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Three research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$57.10.

Emera Price Performance

EMA opened at C$52.48 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is C$52.95 and its 200 day moving average price is C$50.85. Emera has a 12-month low of C$44.13 and a 12-month high of C$56.20. The firm has a market cap of C$15.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.42, a PEG ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.62.

Emera Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.725 per share. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.53%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. Emera’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.84%.

About Emera

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.