NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.920-4.020 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.2%

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NEE stock opened at $82.46 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $172.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $86.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.05. NextEra Energy has a one year low of $69.37 and a one year high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.44.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 12.28%. The business had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy's revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

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The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. NextEra Energy's payout ratio is 55.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered NextEra Energy from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. Barclays set a $91.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $108.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $100.33.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On NextEra Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi raised its position in NextEra Energy by 16.7% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 12,461,783 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,012,129,000 after purchasing an additional 1,780,881 shares in the last quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 3,715,931 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $298,315,000 after purchasing an additional 1,456,185 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,365,788 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,474,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,136,074 shares during the last quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 238.0% in the 4th quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI now owns 1,358,134 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $109,031,000 after purchasing an additional 956,269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BROOKFIELD Corp ON acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth $57,607,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

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NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), it generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers in Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers across much of the state.

Through NextEra Energy Resources, the company develops, owns and operates power-generation and storage projects in the United States and Canada.

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