Raymond James Issues Optimistic Estimate for Emera Earnings

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Equities research analysts at Raymond James lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Emera in a report issued on Sunday, February 23rd. Raymond James analyst T. Genzebu now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.23 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.22. The consensus estimate for Emera’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Emera’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on EMA. Cibc World Mkts raised Emera from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Emera from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Emera from C$58.00 to C$60.00 in a report on Monday. Bank of America upgraded Emera from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$55.00 to C$57.00 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Emera from C$51.00 to C$56.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$58.10.

Emera Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:EMA opened at C$57.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$54.50. The firm has a market cap of C$16.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a P/E/G ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. 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$44.13 and a 52-week high of C$57.93.

Emera Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.725 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.09%. Emera’s dividend payout ratio is 112.40%.

Emera Company Profile

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.