FY2025 EPS Estimates for NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) Lowered by Analyst

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of NextEra Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $3.69 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.71. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.40 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NextEra Energy's FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $72.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 7th. Barclays assumed coverage on NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $66.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.64.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE:NEE traded down $0.62 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $76.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,773,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,709,159. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $66.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $61.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.43. NextEra Energy has a twelve month low of $47.15 and a twelve month high of $77.41. The stock has a market cap of $156.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.50.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 11.72% and a net margin of 27.62%. The firm had revenue of $5.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.28 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.84 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 198,430,172 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $11,368,065,000 after acquiring an additional 1,956,153 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $2,561,055,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,982,250 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,316,653,000 after acquiring an additional 455,271 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,782,674 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $654,940,000 after acquiring an additional 429,979 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 22.3% during the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 6,961,556 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $443,834,000 after acquiring an additional 1,268,900 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.