Raymond James Financial Expects Stronger Earnings for Emera

Emera Incorporated (TSE:EMA) – Equities research analysts at Raymond James Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Emera in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 11th. Raymond James Financial analyst T. Genzebu now forecasts that the company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.82. Raymond James Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Emera’s current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Emera’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Emera from C$67.00 to C$70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Emera from C$69.00 to C$70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Emera from C$65.00 to C$68.00 in a report on Monday. Cibc World Mkts downgraded shares of Emera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Emera from C$60.00 to C$62.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Emera presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$64.33.

Emera Stock Down 1.0%

EMA stock opened at C$65.21 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of C$19.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.28, a PEG ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 150.23. Emera has a 12 month low of C$48.79 and a 12 month high of C$67.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$62.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$60.39.

Emera Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $2.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Emera’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.40%.

Emera Company Profile

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.