NYSE:NEE - NextEra Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

NextEra Energy's stock was trading at $241.26 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NEE stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $231.95. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NextEra Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for NextEra Energy.

NextEra Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for NextEra Energy.

NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January, 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.10. The utilities provider earned $4.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.79 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 19.62% and a return on equity of 10.30%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share. View NextEra Energy's earnings history.

NextEra Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $1.40 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. This is an increase from NextEra Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. View NextEra Energy's dividend history.

NextEra Energy updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, January, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.70-9.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $9.07.

15 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for NextEra Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $202.00 to $290.00. On average, they expect NextEra Energy's stock price to reach $245.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NextEra Energy.

News articles about NEE stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NextEra Energy earned a daily sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutNextEra Energy.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.47%), Norges Bank (1.39%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.03%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.85%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.79%) and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.69%). Company insiders that own NextEra Energy stock include Armando Pimentel Jr, 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, Rudy E Schupp and Sherry S Barrat. View institutional ownership trends for NextEra Energy.

NEE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Sculptor Capital LP, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, FIL Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Sarasin & Partners LLP, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale. 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, Rudy E Schupp, and Sherry S Barrat. View insider buying and selling activity for NextEra Energy.

NEE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Geode Capital Management LLC, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Macquarie Group Ltd., Stifel Financial Corp, and M&G Investment Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have bought NextEra Energy stock in the last two years include David L Porges, and James Lawrence Camaren. View insider buying and selling activity for NextEra Energy.

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

One share of NEE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $231.95.

NextEra Energy has a market capitalization of $113.42 billion and generates $19.20 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $3.77 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.37 on an earnings per share basis. NextEra Energy employs 14,800 workers across the globe. View additional information about NextEra Energy.

The official website for NextEra Energy is http://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]