NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $90.58 and last traded at $90.0550, with a volume of 917128 shares. The stock had previously closed at $88.82.

More NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Signed a memorandum with Xcel to deliver generation solutions and enable large loads across Xcel’s territories — supports demand growth and long‑term renewable/large‑load opportunities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Targeting AI data‑center growth via partnerships — positions NextEra to capture high‑margin, large electricity loads that can meaningfully expand renewables/contracted demand. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra Energy Capital Holdings issued $1.3B of long‑term debentures — raises capital to fund project builds and provides balance‑sheet flexibility for growth execution. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Positive analyst/media coverage highlighting NextEra’s dual regulated/renewables model may support investor interest and justify a premium valuation over peers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Updated FY‑2025 and FY‑2026 EPS guidance: FY25 3.620–3.700 vs. consensus ~3.690; FY26 3.920–4.020 vs. consensus ~4.000 — guidance is generally in line with Street expectations, so it mainly frames near‑term earnings visibility rather than shocking the market.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains skewed toward Buy/Moderate Buy with an average target near the low‑$90s, keeping expectations elevated but not uniformly bullish.
• Negative Sentiment: Two senior executives sold sizable blocks of stock on Feb 4 (Charles Sieving: 30,000 shares; Ronald R. Reagan: 18,620 shares) — large insider sales can weigh on sentiment even if routine. SEC filings: Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Scrapped Wyoming wind project amid political/permitting headwinds — highlights regulatory/policy risk and the potential for lost near‑term project pipeline. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Renewed commentary that NEE may be “overvalued” could damp momentum if investors rotate to cheaper alternatives; valuation remains a focal risk.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NEE. Argus set a $92.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 target price (up from $84.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $104.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, TD Cowen assumed coverage on NextEra Energy in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $98.00 price target on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.95.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.3%

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.49. The company has a market cap of $186.35 billion, a PE ratio of 27.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.76. 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 (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 24.93%.The firm had revenue of $6.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Charles E. Sieving sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $2,700,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 167,481 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,073,290. This represents a 15.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $1,675,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,643 shares in the company, valued at $867,870. This represents a 65.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 204,586 shares of company stock worth $17,474,707 over the last three months. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NextEra Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Activest Wealth Management boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 79.7% in the 2nd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 354 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. 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.