Scotiabank Predicts NextEra Energy FY2026 Earnings

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of NextEra Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $3.87 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $96.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.05. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 26.49% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The company had revenue of $7.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on NEE. Dbs Bank downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Guggenheim raised their target price on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays upped their price target on NextEra Energy from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $83.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada downgraded NextEra Energy from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.15.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.3 %

NextEra Energy stock opened at $70.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $145.29 billion, a PE ratio of 20.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.58. NextEra Energy has a 12 month low of $53.95 and a 12 month high of $86.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.515 per share. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,007 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total transaction of $302,808.99. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,792 shares in the company, valued at $1,193,401.44. This represents a 20.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 197.4% in the second quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 339 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 1,229.6% during the fourth quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 359 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth $27,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.