NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.620-3.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.680. The company issued revenue guidance of -. NextEra Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.920-4.020 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of NextEra Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group set a $91.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Argus set a $90.00 price target on NextEra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.56.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $80.85 on Friday. NextEra Energy has a 52 week low of $61.72 and a 52 week high of $87.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $83.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $168.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.75, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.74.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $7.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.13 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 24.72%.NextEra Energy’s revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.03 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NextEra Energy will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a $0.5665 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $2.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.29%.

Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy

In related news, CEO Armando Pimentel, Jr. sold 145,140 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total transaction of $12,178,697.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 162,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,651,569.63. This trade represents a 47.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mark Lemasney sold 846 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.90, for a total value of $63,365.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $694,098.30. The trade was a 8.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 157,322 shares of company stock valued at $13,148,943 over the last three months. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of NextEra Energy

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 49,906 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,464,000 after acquiring an additional 921 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in NextEra Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $241,000. Binnacle Investments Inc lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 4.8% in the third quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 3,024 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chesapeake Capital Corp IL bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $214,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About NextEra Energy

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.