Fortis Inc.

TSX:FTS Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$29.8b

Fortis Valuation

Is FTS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FTS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FTS (CA$60.01) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$67.03)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FTS is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FTS?

Key metric: As FTS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FTS. This is calculated by dividing FTS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FTS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.8x
EarningsCA$1.59b
Market CapCA$29.84b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FTS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FTS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.9x
H Hydro One
23.3x6.8%CA$26.5b
EMA Emera
25.2x13.1%CA$15.8b
CUP.U Caribbean Utilities Company
15.2x8.6%US$598.7m
ALA AltaGas
19.9x14.1%CA$9.7b
FTS Fortis
18.8x6.5%CA$29.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FTS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the peer average (20.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FTS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Electric Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FTS 18.8xIndustry Avg. 20.5xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FTS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the North American Electric Utilities industry average (20.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FTS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FTS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.8x
Fair PE Ratio22.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FTS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FTS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$60.01
CA$60.75
+1.2%
8.6%CA$65.00CA$43.00n/a14
Dec ’25CA$62.59
CA$60.75
-2.9%
8.6%CA$65.00CA$43.00n/a14
Nov ’25CA$59.74
CA$60.00
+0.4%
7.1%CA$65.00CA$46.00n/a14
Oct ’25CA$61.57
CA$58.93
-4.3%
9.2%CA$63.00CA$40.00n/a14
Sep ’25CA$59.30
CA$58.58
-1.2%
9.9%CA$63.00CA$40.00n/a12
Aug ’25CA$57.90
CA$57.00
-1.6%
10.0%CA$62.00CA$40.00n/a12
Jul ’25CA$53.17
CA$55.83
+5.0%
10.2%CA$61.00CA$38.00n/a13
Jun ’25CA$54.51
CA$56.20
+3.1%
10.0%CA$61.00CA$38.00n/a14
May ’25CA$54.36
CA$55.99
+3.0%
9.9%CA$61.00CA$38.00n/a14
Apr ’25CA$53.39
CA$55.77
+4.5%
10.6%CA$62.00CA$38.00n/a16
Mar ’25CA$52.28
CA$55.75
+6.6%
11.0%CA$62.00CA$38.00n/a16
Feb ’25CA$54.17
CA$56.40
+4.1%
11.2%CA$64.00CA$39.00n/a16
Jan ’25CA$54.51
CA$56.22
+3.1%
10.6%CA$64.00CA$40.00n/a16
Dec ’24CA$54.84
CA$55.97
+2.1%
11.4%CA$64.00CA$40.00CA$62.5915
Nov ’24CA$56.02
CA$56.03
+0.02%
11.3%CA$64.00CA$40.00CA$59.7415
Oct ’24CA$51.59
CA$58.25
+12.9%
7.0%CA$64.00CA$49.00CA$61.5714
Sep ’24CA$53.40
CA$59.17
+10.8%
6.7%CA$65.00CA$51.00CA$59.3015
Aug ’24CA$55.55
CA$60.03
+8.1%
6.2%CA$65.00CA$53.00CA$57.9015
Jul ’24CA$57.09
CA$60.07
+5.2%
6.6%CA$65.00CA$52.00CA$53.1715
Jun ’24CA$56.79
CA$59.35
+4.5%
8.2%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$54.5117
May ’24CA$59.52
CA$58.06
-2.5%
6.6%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$54.3617
Apr ’24CA$57.45
CA$57.71
+0.4%
6.9%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$53.3917
Mar ’24CA$53.48
CA$57.65
+7.8%
6.8%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$52.2817
Feb ’24CA$55.21
CA$57.18
+3.6%
7.1%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$54.1717
Jan ’24CA$54.18
CA$56.53
+4.3%
7.3%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$54.5117
Dec ’23CA$54.14
CA$56.00
+3.4%
7.8%CA$65.00CA$49.00CA$54.8417

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:00
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Fortis Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harshit GuptaAccountability Research Corporation
Daniel FordBarclays
Ross Allen FowlerBarclays