NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Hold” Rating

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Argus set a $92.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Seaport Research Partners dropped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen 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 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.05.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $93.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $195.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.76. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $81.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. NextEra Energy has a 12-month low of $61.72 and a 12-month high of $95.91.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 24.93%.The business had revenue of $6.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.53 EPS. NextEra Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that NextEra Energy will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,675,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares in the company, valued at $867,870. The trade was a 65.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total value of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,332,054.22. This trade represents a 24.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 159,049 shares of company stock worth $14,194,542 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NextEra Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NEE. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its position in NextEra Energy by 692.3% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 223.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key NextEra Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scale + AI tailwinds: MarketBeat highlights utilities — and NEE in particular — as beneficiaries of rising data‑center and AI power demand, noting analyst upgrades and strong YTD performance that support a longer‑term growth narrative. This reinforces the bull case that NextEra’s mix of regulated utility assets and renewables could see higher utilization and pricing over time. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation re‑assessment: A Yahoo Finance piece reviews NextEra’s strong one‑year shareholder returns and questions current valuation levels — useful context for investors deciding whether recent gains already reflect future growth. Assessing NextEra Energy (NEE) Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large call activity: Traders bought ~217,413 call options (a ~941% jump vs. typical daily call volume). This could signal speculative bullish positioning or structured hedging ahead of corporate events — outcome is ambiguous for longer‑term holders.
• Negative Sentiment: $2.0B equity units offering — dilution and near‑term pressure: NextEra priced a public offering of $2.0 billion of equity units (underwriters have an option for an additional $300M) to fund energy projects; the deal is expected to close March 3. The announcement prompted a selloff this week (shares fell notably on the news). Investors should weigh the growth use of proceeds against near‑term share dilution and increased float. NextEra to sell $2 billion of equity units NEE Stock Drops on $2B Equity Offering

About NextEra Energy

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.