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Fortis Inc. (FTS)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | St. John's, Canada | NYSE
54.03 USD +0.29 (0.540%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 54.03 +0.01 (0.019%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:09 a.m. EDT

Fortis presents a classic defensive utility profile with a robust 3.5% dividend yield and stable operating margins, yet the balance sheet carries a heavy debt load that limits upside elasticity. The stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting a lack of recent momentum despite steady earnings growth. The options market confirms this hesitation, with traders stacking significant put protection at the $55 level, effectively capping any immediate upside. While the business fundamentals are sound enough to hold through volatility, the lack of price acceleration and the defensive positioning by speculators suggest the stock is in a consolidation phase rather than a clear accumulation zone. The dividend provides a floor, but the equity itself offers limited catalysts for a rapid recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.027960
MSTL0.027988
AutoETS0.027998
AutoTheta0.035642

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 22.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.197
Excess Kurtosis -1.32
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 132.271
Revenue per Share 24.347
Market Cap 27,603,927,040
Trailing P/E 21.96
Forward P/E 19.58
Beta 0.41
Profit Margins 14.69%
Website https://www.fortisinc.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at the $55 strike across multiple expirations, creating a significant barrier just above the current price. While there is some call volume at $60 and $75, the overwhelming open interest concentration in the downside suggests a 'sell the rally' sentiment rather than a bullish breakout expectation. Implied volatility is elevated on the puts relative to calls, indicating fear of a near-term dip.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.82% 2.50% 3.51% 3.65%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-19 0.461 0.819847
2026-05-15 0.467 0.853592
2026-02-17 0.469 0.823096
2025-08-19 0.445 0.885748
2025-05-16 0.441 0.935115
2025-02-18 0.434 0.994956
2024-11-18 0.437 0.988241
2024-08-20 0.433 0.993119
2024-05-16 0.434 1.063465
2024-02-15 0.436 1.114235
2023-11-16 0.431 1.050195
2023-08-18 0.417 1.051702
2023-05-16 0.420 0.950441
2023-02-14 0.424 1.026883
2022-11-16 0.426 1.063670
2022-08-18 0.414 0.891473
2022-05-16 0.414 0.848883
2022-02-14 0.420 0.934579
2021-11-16 0.428 0.966576
2021-08-18 0.400 0.873935
2021-05-14 0.415 0.913694
2021-02-12 0.398 0.981504
2020-11-17 0.386 0.939630
2020-08-18 0.361 0.900699
2020-05-14 0.339 0.920695
2020-02-14 0.360 0.817624
2019-11-18 0.361 0.893122
2019-08-19 0.339 0.827031
2019-05-16 0.335 0.901265
2019-02-14 0.340 0.962355
2018-11-19 0.342 0.979662
2018-08-20 0.325 0.990552
2018-05-17 0.332 1.025641
2018-02-14 0.338 1.061891
2017-11-17 0.333 0.894921
2017-08-17 0.317 0.883008
2017-02-14 0.306 0.951788
2016-11-16 0.297 1.004396
2016-08-17 0.292 0.879783
2016-05-16 0.290 0.926518
2016-02-12 0.269 1.039011
2015-11-16 0.281 0.991531
2015-08-17 0.260 0.888585
2015-05-14 0.284 0.877085
2015-02-12 0.292 0.912215
2014-10-22 0.285 0.928339
2014-08-13 0.293 0.964133
2014-05-14 0.294 0.988568
2014-02-12 0.291 1.046010
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.85
dividendYield 3.45
exDividendDate 2026-08-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.535
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.047171567
lastDividendValue 0.461
lastDividendDate 2026-08-19
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.05393219
Address1 Fortis Place
Address2 Suite 1100 5 Springdale Street PO Box 8837
All Time High 59.4
All Time Low 23.84
Ask 60.0
Ask Size 800
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 944,280
Average Daily Volume3 Month 796,057
Average Volume 796,057
Average Volume10Days 944,280
Beta 0.409
Bid 51.5
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 32.479137
City St. John's
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.03
Current Ratio 0.562
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 54.1
Day Low 53.12
Debt To Equity 132.271
Display Name Fortis
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 1.85
Dividend Yield 3.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Earnings Growth 0.022
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.032
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,709,000
Ebitda 5,694,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.46102002
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.826
Enterprise To Revenue 5.452
Enterprise Value 67,336,925,184
Eps Current Year 2.57436
Eps Forward 2.76014
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 709 737 5307
Fifty Day Average 54.6756
Fifty Day Average Change -0.64559937
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.011807815
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.393219
Fifty Two Week High 59.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.3700027
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.090404086
Fifty Two Week Low 49.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.4300003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08931453
Fifty Two Week Range 49.6 - 59.4
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,262,701,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.75
Float Shares 509,576,769
Forward Eps 2.76014
Forward P E 19.575094
Free Cashflow -2,715,500,032
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 9,900
Fullday Change 0.27013016
Fullday Change Percent 0.5026612
Fullday Price 54.03
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.45356998
Gross Profits 5,601,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00202
Held Percent Institutions 0.5765
Implied Shares Outstanding 510,900,000
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Last Dividend Value 0.461
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Fortis Inc. operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean countries. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 459,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona, including the greater Tucson metropolitan area; and 107,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona with an aggregate capacity of 3, 443 megawatts (MW). It also sells wholesale electricity to other entities in the western United States; owns gas-fired and hydroelectric generating capacity totaling 43 MW; and distributes natural gas to approximately 1,105,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, it owns and operates the electricity distribution system that serves approximately 615,000 customers in southern and central Alberta; owns four hydroelectric generating facilities with a combined capacity of 225 MW; and provides operation, maintenance, and management services to hydroelectric generating facilities. Further, the company distributes electricity in the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador with an installed generating capacity of 145 MW; and on Prince Edward Island with a generating capacity of 90 MW. Additionally, it provides integrated electric utility service to approximately 70,000 customers in Ontario; approximately 280,000 customers in Newfoundland; approximately 35,000 customers on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and approximately 92,000 customers on Maritime Electric. It also owns and operates approximately 91,100 circuit Kilometers (km) of distribution lines; and approximately 51,700 km of natural gas pipelines. Fortis Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.
Long Name Fortis Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 27,603,927,040
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_875612
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,728,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,308,153,723
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 54.0
Operating Cashflow 4,276,999,936
Operating Margins 0.28318
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.7456
Peg Ratio 2.51
Phone 709 737 2800
Post Market Change 0.0099983215
Post Market Change Percent 0.018508555
Post Market Price 54.03
Post Market Time 1,791,921,628
Previous Close 53.74
Price Eps Current Year 20.987741
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6635294
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.2349548
Profit Margins 0.14694999
Quick Ratio 0.304
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.6
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.289997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.53963
Regular Market Day High 54.1
Regular Market Day Low 53.12
Regular Market Day Range 53.12 - 54.1
Regular Market Open 54.0
Regular Market Previous Close 53.74
Regular Market Price 54.03
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 919,450
Return On Assets 0.02961
Return On Equity 0.07467
Revenue Growth 0.041
Revenue Per Share 24.347
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 510,900,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.026600001
Shares Short 13,576,075
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 15,055,185
Short Name Fortis Inc.
Short Ratio 17.4
Source Interval 15
State NF
Symbol FTS
Target High Price 56.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 53.0
Target Median Price 53.0
Total Cash 384,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.752
Total Debt 36,326,998,016
Total Revenue 12,350,999,552
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.535
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.047171567
Trailing Eps 2.46
Trailing P E 21.963413
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.5053
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 55.5707
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.5407028
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.027725091
Type Disp Equity
Volume 919,450
Website https://www.fortisinc.com
Zip A1B 3T2