NextEra Energy - NEE Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NextEra Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" NEE shares.
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12 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for NextEra Energy's stock. Their NEE share price forecasts range from $80.00 to $109.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $91.58 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.5% from the stock's current price.
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NextEra Energy's stock was trading at $83.60 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, NEE shares have decreased by 11.3% and is now trading at $74.13.
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NextEra Energy saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 18,080,000 shares, a drop of 13.9% from the February 13th total of 21,000,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,470,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 20th 2023.
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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $6.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.58 billion. NextEra Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.51% and a net margin of 19.79%. NextEra Energy's quarterly revenue was up 22.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.41 earnings per share.
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NextEra Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.4675 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $1.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 27th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.
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ETFs with the largest weight of NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) stock in their portfolio include Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU), Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY), Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU), ProShares Ultra Utilities (UPW), Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares (UTSL) and iShares Global Utilities ETF (JXI).

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) pays an annual dividend of $1.87 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.46%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 30 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 89.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, NEE will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.33% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of NextEra Energy split on Tuesday, October 27th 2020. The 4-1 split was announced on Monday, September 14th 2020. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, October 26th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

NextEra Energy issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.63-$4.00 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

268 employees have rated NextEra Energy Chief Executive Officer James L. Robo on Glassdoor.com. James L. Robo has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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NextEra Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NEE."

NextEra Energy's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.74%), Norges Bank (1.67%), Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC (1.52%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.73%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (0.73%) and Deutsche Bank AG (0.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy B Lane, Armando Pimentel Jr, Charles E Sieving, Charles E Sieving, Deborah H Caplan, Deborah H Caplan, Eric E Silagy, James L Robo, James L Robo, James Lawrence Camaren, James Michael May, John W Ketchum, John W Ketchum, Kirk S Hachigian, Miguel Arechabala, Naren K Gursahaney, Paul I Cutler, Rebecca J Kujawa, Robert Coffey, Ronald R Reagan, Rudy E Schupp, Sherry S Barrat and Terrell Kirk Crews II.
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Shares of NEE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NEE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.13.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) has a market capitalization of $147.33 billion and generates $20.96 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $4.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.09 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 9,300 workers across the globe.

NextEra Energy's mailing address is 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD, JUNO BEACH FL, 33408. The official website for the company is www.nexteraenergy.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (561) 694-4000, via email at investors@nexteraenergy.com, or via fax at 561-694-4999.