NextEra Energy Stock Forecast, Price & News

NextEra Energy's stock was trading at $60.3150 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NEE shares have increased by 33.0% and is now trading at $80.19.
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14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NextEra Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" NextEra Energy stock.
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268 employees have rated NextEra Energy CEO James L. Robo on Glassdoor.com. James L. Robo has an approval rating of 87% among NextEra Energy's employees.

NextEra Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 28th 2021.
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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.71 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 21.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.79%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.36 earnings per share.
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NextEra Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be paid a dividend of $1.40 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.98%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 25th.
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NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.64%. The dividend payout ratio of NextEra Energy is 66.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NextEra Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.00% next year. This indicates that NextEra Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of NextEra Energy split on the morning of 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 market closes on Monday, October 26th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of NextEra Energy stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

NextEra Energy issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.40-2.54 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.50.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for NextEra Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate NextEra Energy's share price to reach $76.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.2%.
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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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.15%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc (0.10%), KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.09%), Huntington National Bank (0.08%) and Strs Ohio (0.06%). Company insiders that own NextEra Energy stock include Charles E Sieving, David L Porges, Deborah H Caplan, Eric E Silagy, James L Robo, James Lawrence Camaren, John W Ketchum, Joseph T Kelliher, Manoochehr K Nazar, Miguel Arechabala, Paul I Cutler, Ronald R Reagan, Rudy E Schupp and Sherry S Barrat.
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NEE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eastern Bank. Company insiders that have sold NextEra Energy company stock in the last year include Charles E Sieving, Deborah H Caplan, Eric E Silagy, James L Robo, John W Ketchum, Joseph T Kelliher, Miguel Arechabala, Paul I Cutler, Ronald R Reagan, Rudy E Schupp, and Sherry S Barrat.
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NEE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sarasin & Partners LLP, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc, KAMES CAPITAL plc, Huntington National Bank, Strs Ohio, Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC, and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have bought NextEra Energy stock in the last two years include David L Porges, and James Lawrence Camaren.
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Shares of NEE 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.

One share of NEE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.19.

NextEra Energy has a market capitalization of $157.10 billion and generates $19.20 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $3.77 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.09 on an earnings per share basis. NextEra Energy employs 14,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for NextEra Energy is www.nexteraenergy.com.

NextEra Energy's mailing address is 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD, JUNO BEACH FL, 33408. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 561-694-4000 or via email at [email protected]