KeyCorp Forecasts NextEra Energy’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:NEE)

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NextEra Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.12 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.68 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NextEra Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on NEE. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Melius Research raised NextEra Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays boosted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Evercore ISI set a $92.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.40.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE NEE opened at $84.48 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $75.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.54. NextEra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $61.72 and a fifty-two week high of $86.74.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.52 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.31% and a net margin of 22.84%.The business’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were given a $0.5665 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $2.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is currently 79.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Charles E. Sieving sold 11,336 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $906,880.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 167,481 shares in the company, valued at $13,398,480. The trade was a 6.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark Lemasney sold 846 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 9,267 shares in the company, valued at $694,098.30. This represents a 8.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 32,705 shares of company stock valued at $2,446,490. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of NextEra Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NEE. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 48,300 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,646,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.9% in the second quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. now owns 15,249 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,140,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Veltria Advisors Corp. increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 4.8% during the second quarter. Veltria Advisors Corp. now owns 3,024 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $210,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.3% during the second quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 6,350 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Finally, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 0.4% in the second quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 33,925 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,355,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.