NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. FPL focuses on delivering reliable electricity and grid services to retail customers in Florida, while NextEra Energy Resources sells power into wholesale markets under long-term contracts and merchant arrangements and invests in battery storage to support grid reliability and the integration of intermittent renewables. The company also engages in energy trading and other energy-related services that support its generation and utility operations.

Rooted historically in Florida’s utility sector and expanded through a strategic emphasis on renewables, NextEra repositioned itself over time from a traditional utility parent to a diversified energy company with substantial investments in wind, solar and storage, primarily across the United States and Canada. The company is led by an experienced executive team based at its corporate headquarters and maintains a business strategy focused on low‑carbon electricity generation, infrastructure investment and regulatory engagement in the markets it serves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $95.30 to $97.06
• 50-Day Range: $89.63 to $97.95
• 52-Week Range: $63.88 to $98.75
• Volume: 7.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $200.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.49
• Dividend Yield: 2.59%
• Price Target: $98.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NextEra Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NextEra Energy scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NextEra Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for NextEra Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NextEra Energy has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NextEra Energy are expected to grow by 9.00% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $4.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NextEra Energy is 24.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NextEra Energy is 24.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NextEra Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NextEra Energy has a P/B Ratio of 3.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.17% of the float of NextEra Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NextEra Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NextEra Energy has recently decreased by 7.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

NextEra Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NextEra Energy has been increasing its dividend for 31 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NextEra Energy is 63.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NextEra Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.11% next year. This indicates that NextEra Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

NextEra Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for NextEra Energy this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

97 people have searched for NEE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

66 people have added NextEra Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NextEra Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,779,609.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.18% of the stock of NextEra Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.72% of the stock of NextEra Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NEE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NEE shares performed this year?

NextEra Energy's stock was trading at $80.32 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NEE shares have increased by 19.8% and is now trading at $96.2360.

How were NextEra Energy's earnings last quarter?

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. The company's revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did NextEra Energy's stock split?

NextEra Energy's stock split on Tuesday, October 27th 2020.The 4-1 split was announced on Monday, September 14th 2020. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, October 26th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

Does NextEra Energy have any subsidiaries?

NextEra Energy subsidiaries include Florida City Gas, Gulf Power, Gulf Power Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company, Smart Energy Capital, WindLogics, Florida Power & Light Company, and more.

Who are NextEra Energy's major shareholders?

NextEra Energy's top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.64%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.46%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.22%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Nextera Energy Inc, John W Ketchum, Charles E Sieving, Armando Pimentel Jr, Terrell Kirk Crews II, Michael Dunne, James Michael May, Robert Coffey, Nicole J Daggs, Kirk S Hachigian, Nicole S Arnaboldi, Ronald R Reagan, Mark Lemasney and James Lawrence Camaren.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of NextEra Energy?

Shares of NEE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of NextEra Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NextEra Energy investors own include Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Corning (GLW) and American Tower (AMT).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/16 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• AGM 2026: 5/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NEE
• CIK: 753308
• Web: www.nexteraenergy.com
• Phone: (561) 694-4000
• Fax: 561-694-4999
• Employees: 17,400
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NextEra Energy: $98.70
• High Price Target: $112.00
• Low Price Target: $77.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.06
• P/E Growth: 2.8
• Net Income: $6.84 billion
• Net Margins: 29.36%
• Pretax Margin: 20.76%
• Return on Equity: 12.25%
• Return on Assets: 3.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.41
• Current Ratio: 0.54
• Quick Ratio: 0.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.32
• Cash Flow: $7.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.60
• Book Value: $31.95 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,085,340,000
• Free Float: 2,081,588,000
• Market Cap: $200.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73