KeyCorp Forecasts NextEra Energy's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:NEE)

Key Points

• KeyCorp projects NextEra Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 per share, slightly above the current full-year estimate of $3.68 per share.
• Recent earnings report indicated a revenue of $6.70 billion, which fell short of analysts' expectations, despite a 10.4% year-over-year increase.
• NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" among analysts, with a price target averaging $86.40.

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of NextEra Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.68 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NextEra Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.52 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.31% and a net margin of 22.84%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. HSBC lowered their price objective on NextEra Energy from $88.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Melius started coverage on NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $77.00 target price for the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Melius Research raised NextEra Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Cowen started coverage on NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $86.40.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE:NEE opened at $85.00 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.13. The stock has a market cap of $175.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.66. NextEra Energy has a 1 year low of $61.72 and a 1 year high of $86.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NextEra Energy

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.3% during the third quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 48,300 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $3,646,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. now owns 15,249 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,140,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Veltria Advisors Corp. grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Veltria Advisors Corp. now owns 3,024 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 6,350 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $441,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Finally, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 33,925 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,355,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Robert Coffey sold 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.84, for a total transaction of $538,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 26,539 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,906,561.76. This represents a 22.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael Dunne sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.79, for a total value of $707,900.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 62,064 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,393,510.56. This represents a 13.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 32,705 shares of company stock worth $2,446,490 over the last quarter. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.5665 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $2.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 79.37%.

About NextEra Energy

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.

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