Brokers Issue Forecasts for NextEra Energy FY2026 Earnings

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NextEra Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $3.87 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $96.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on NextEra Energy in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $87.00 price target on the stock. Dbs Bank cut NextEra Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Royal Bank of Canada cut NextEra Energy from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.15.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE opened at $67.39 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.41. NextEra Energy has a 52-week low of $53.95 and a 52-week high of $86.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $138.58 billion, a PE ratio of 19.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $74.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.30.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.05. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 26.49%. The company had revenue of $7.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. NextEra Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy

In related news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,007 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total transaction of $302,808.99. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,193,401.44. This represents a 20.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NextEra Energy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 197.4% in the second quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 339 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 1,229.6% during the fourth quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 359 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

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.