NextDecade (NEXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NextDecade Corporation is a Houston‐based liquefied natural gas (LNG) and decarbonization company focused on the development, engineering, construction and operation of large‐scale LNG export facilities. The company’s core mission is to deliver cleaner energy solutions to global customers while integrating carbon capture and sequestration technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. NextDecade’s projects are designed to leverage abundant U.S. natural gas supplies to meet growing worldwide demand for low‐carbon fuel.

NextDecade’s flagship project, Rio Grande LNG, is located at the Port of Brownsville in southern Texas. Rio Grande LNG is being developed in multiple phases, with a design capacity that can accommodate several production trains capable of serving international markets. The project encompasses permit filings, front‐end engineering and design (FEED) studies, and agreements for pipeline interconnections that will secure feed gas from the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale regions.

The company has entered into long‐term sale and purchase agreements with a diverse group of international energy companies to deliver LNG to customers in Asia, Europe and Latin America. In parallel with its export activities, NextDecade is advancing feasibility studies for carbon capture, utilization and storage infrastructure at its facilities to support decarbonization goals and enhance the environmental performance of its operations.

Founded in 2014, NextDecade went public on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker NEXT. Headquartered in Houston, the company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Schatzman and supported by an executive team with deep experience in energy project development, finance and operations. NextDecade continues to pursue strategic partnerships and project milestones to bring its LNG and decarbonization solutions to market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.67 to $8.98
• 50-Day Range: $5.56 to $9.12
• 52-Week Range: $4.75 to $12.12
• Volume: 1.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NextDecade Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NextDecade scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NextDecade has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

NextDecade has a consensus price target of $8.00, representing about 10.4% downside from its current price of $8.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NextDecade has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NextDecade are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.16) to ($0.35) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NextDecade is -6.64, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NextDecade is -6.64, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NextDecade has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.08% of the float of NextDecade has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NextDecade has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NextDecade has recently decreased by 0.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

NextDecade does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

NextDecade does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

NextDecade has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for NextDecade this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for NEXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -73% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added NextDecade to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $505,505.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0214% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NextDecade insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $505,505.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of NextDecade is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.74% of the stock of NextDecade is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil/Gas Prod Pipeline MLP
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NEXT
• CIK: 1612720
• Web: www.next-decade.com
• Phone: (713) 574-1880
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 60
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NextDecade: $8.00
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.34)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$306.43 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -25.39%
• Return on Assets: -4.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.96
• Current Ratio: 0.40
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $8.69 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,990,000
• Free Float: 260,223,000
• Market Cap: $2.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.65