KeyBanc upgraded shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Tuesday morning. They currently have $80.00 price target on the stock.

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) opened at 75.70 on Tuesday. NextEra Energy has a 1-year low of $59.88 and a 1-year high of $75.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $72.99. The company has a market cap of $32.087 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60.

A number of other firms have also recently commented on NEE. Analysts at RBC Capital raised their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $75.00 to $79.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, March 15th. They now have an outperform rating on the stock. Separately, analysts at Jefferies Group raised their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $74.00 to $78.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, March 14th. They now have a hold rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at Atlantic Securities downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from an overweight rating to a neutral rating in a research note to investors on Thursday, March 14th. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock.

Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $75.12.

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