Brokers Set Expectations for Emera’s Q1 Earnings (TSE:EMA)

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Equities researchers at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Emera in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 5th. Desjardins analyst B. Stadler expects that the company will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $62.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Emera’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Emera’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on EMA. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Emera from C$60.00 to C$62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Emera from C$60.00 to C$65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. CIBC raised their price target on Emera from C$63.00 to C$64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Emera from C$54.00 to C$59.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Raymond James reduced their target price on shares of Emera from C$64.00 to C$59.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Four equities 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$59.33.

Emera Stock Performance

Shares of EMA opened at C$61.53 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$18.04 billion, a PE ratio of 23.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$59.95 and a 200-day moving average of C$56.09. Emera has a one year low of C$44.13 and a one year high of C$63.13. 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 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.725 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.71%. Emera’s 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.