NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-two analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $99.9048.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on NEE shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th.

Institutional Trading of NextEra Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Anfield Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the first quarter worth $30,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 223.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 104.9% in the first quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 336 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.9%

NEE stock traded up $0.79 on Friday, hitting $87.89. 11,222,744 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,218,148. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $183.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.67. NextEra Energy has a twelve month low of $69.24 and a twelve month high of $98.75. The business’s fifty day moving average is $88.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.87.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 63.36%.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc (NYSE: NEE), headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, is a leading clean energy company with both regulated utility operations and competitive renewable generation businesses. The company’s principal operating subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), a regulated electric utility serving customers in Florida, and NextEra Energy Resources, which develops, constructs, owns and operates a large portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects. Together these businesses provide electricity supply, transmission and distribution services as well as utility-scale renewable generation and related services.

NextEra’s activities cover the full lifecycle of power assets, from project development and construction to operation, maintenance and asset optimization.