FY2026 EPS Estimate for NextEra Energy Lowered by Analyst

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) – Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of NextEra Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $4.03 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.04. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Scotiabank upped their target price on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $116.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.36.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NEE opened at $84.46 on Tuesday. NextEra Energy has a 52-week low of $69.24 and a 52-week high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.53. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $87.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.95. The firm has a market cap of $176.17 billion, a PE ratio of 18.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.67.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The company had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NextEra Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trillium Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $881,000. Clay Northam Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at $406,000. Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at about $8,029,000. August Group Capital Ltd bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth about $240,000. Finally, E Fund Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth about $671,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc (NYSE: NEE), headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, is a leading clean energy company with both regulated utility operations and competitive renewable generation businesses. The company’s principal operating subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), a regulated electric utility serving customers in Florida, and NextEra Energy Resources, which develops, constructs, owns and operates a large portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects. Together these businesses provide electricity supply, transmission and distribution services as well as utility-scale renewable generation and related services.

NextEra’s activities cover the full lifecycle of power assets, from project development and construction to operation, maintenance and asset optimization.