NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Stock Price Expected to Rise, DA Davidson Analyst Says

Key Points

• DA Davidson raised its price target on NextEra Energy to $105 (from $95) and kept a "buy" rating, implying roughly a 9.5% upside from the prior close.
• NextEra reported quarterly EPS of $1.09 (above the $1.03 estimate) but missed revenue, set FY2026 guidance of $3.92–4.02 EPS, and trades near $95.89 versus a MarketBeat consensus price target of $98.70.
• Corporate insiders have been selling recently—CEO John Ketchum sold 99,603 shares—while institutional investors own about 78.72% of the stock.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) had its price objective boosted by DA Davidson from $95.00 to $105.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a "buy" rating on the utilities provider's stock. DA Davidson's price target would suggest a potential upside of 9.50% from the company's previous close.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Seaport Research Partners reduced their price target on NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. HSBC boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Erste Group Bank raised NextEra Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $98.70.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NEE traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $95.89. The company had a trading volume of 613,716 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,499,183. The company has a market capitalization of $199.97 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. NextEra Energy has a one year low of $63.88 and a one year high of $98.75. The company's fifty day moving average price is $92.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.19.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NextEra Energy will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In related news, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total transaction of $8,898,532.02. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,332,054.22. This represents a 24.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $1,775,791.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at $6,667,071.39. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 179,990 shares of company stock worth $16,155,409 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 216,033,697 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $17,343,185,000 after purchasing an additional 2,234,176 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 47,272,019 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $3,781,790,000 after purchasing an additional 966,152 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,816,327,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,365,788 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,474,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,136,074 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,281,357 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,387,347,000 after purchasing an additional 485,854 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About NextEra Energy

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.

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