Erste Group Bank Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Iberdrola

Iberdrola S.A. (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Iberdrola in a report released on Tuesday, September 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $4.70 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.71. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Iberdrola’s current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Iberdrola’s FY2027 earnings at $5.02 EPS.

Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.16 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $11.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.08 billion. Iberdrola had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 15.59%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays raised shares of Iberdrola from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Oddo Bhf downgraded shares of Iberdrola from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Iberdrola to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Iberdrola presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Iberdrola Stock Up 1.0%

IBDRY stock opened at $92.38 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $154.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.75. The business’s 50-day moving average is $94.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.46. Iberdrola has a fifty-two week low of $72.48 and a fifty-two week high of $100.64.

Iberdrola Company Profile

Iberdrola, SA is a Spanish multinational energy company headquartered in Bilbao. Its principal activities include electricity generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy development, and the sale of electricity and related energy services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The company operates a diversified generation portfolio that includes onshore and offshore wind, solar power, hydroelectric facilities and nuclear energy. Iberdrola also develops and manages electricity networks and invests in grid modernization, digital infrastructure and other technologies that support the transition to lower-carbon energy systems.

Iberdrola serves customers and operates energy infrastructure across several markets, including Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia, as well as other European countries.