Scotiabank Estimates NextEra Energy FY2026 Earnings

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for NextEra Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $3.87 for the year. Scotiabank currently has a "Sector Outperform" rating and a $96.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on NEE. Dbs Bank downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Barclays raised their target price on NextEra Energy from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on NextEra Energy in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. They set a "hold" rating and a $87.00 price target on the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $83.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $87.15.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 4.6 %

Shares of NextEra Energy stock traded down $3.27 on Friday, reaching $67.39. 16,260,540 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,409,135. The company has a market capitalization of $138.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.58. NextEra Energy has a 52 week low of $53.95 and a 52 week high of $86.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.41. The firm's 50-day moving average is $74.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.27.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $7.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.11 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 26.49% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of NextEra Energy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 42,418,748 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $3,571,650,000 after buying an additional 820,704 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.7% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 21,298,642 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,508,155,000 after buying an additional 143,748 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,284,785 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,122,963,000 after acquiring an additional 86,758 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 8,833,725 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $634,703,000 after purchasing an additional 1,525,436 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.5% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,630,775 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $729,559,000 after buying an additional 452,590 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In other news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,007 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total transaction of $302,808.99. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,792 shares in the company, valued at $1,193,401.44. The trade was a 20.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.515 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.06%. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.95%.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.