NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

NEE has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Mizuho set a $95.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barclays set a $91.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.19.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NEE opened at $80.52 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $85.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $167.97 billion, a PE ratio of 18.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.65. NextEra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that NextEra Energy will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of NextEra Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 47,272,019 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,781,790,000 after buying an additional 966,152 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $2,816,327,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,465,987,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 16,302,084 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,430,834,000 after acquiring an additional 895,824 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,281,357 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,387,347,000 after acquiring an additional 485,854 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley remains bullish: The firm lowered its price target from $114 to $111 but maintained an “overweight” rating, implying substantial potential upside from recent trading levels. The target reduction may reflect valuation or near-term market considerations rather than a change in its broader view. Benzinga report on Morgan Stanley’s NextEra Energy price target
• Positive Sentiment: Electricity demand is a potential growth catalyst: Data-center expansion is straining the U.S. power grid, while PJM’s latest capacity auction cleared at $325. Utilities with generation, transmission and renewable-development capabilities could benefit from higher power prices and infrastructure investment. NextEra’s energy-infrastructure business is positioned to participate in this trend. The AI Boom Has a Power Problem
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental growth remains intact: A bullish analysis highlights NextEra’s regulated Florida utility, 35.1 gigawatts of renewable projects in its backlog, infrastructure spending and management’s adjusted 2026 EPS guidance of $3.92 to $4.02. Management also targets approximately 6% annual dividend growth from 2026 through 2028. NextEra Energy: A Premium Worth Paying For
• Neutral Sentiment: Merger approval is a major swing factor: NextEra’s proposed $66.8 billion all-stock merger with Dominion Energy could reshape future cash flows and broaden the company’s utility footprint, but investors are also questioning whether the current valuation and dividend adequately compensate for execution and approval risks. NextEra Energy Stock Looks Fairly Priced As Merger Approval Looms Large
• Negative Sentiment: Jim Cramer urged investors to sell: Cramer called NextEra “not a good stock to own” and said investors should “take the money and run.” His view reflects fading enthusiasm for clean-energy and nuclear-themed investments and may weigh on sentiment, particularly among retail investors. Jim Cramer tells investors to sell NextEra Energy
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns remain: A contrasting analysis argues that NextEra’s role in energy infrastructure may already be reflected in the share price, limiting upside if growth or merger benefits fall short of expectations. NextEra Energy: Why I See Limited Upside Despite Its Key Role in Energy Infrastructure

About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), it generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers in Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers across much of the state.

Through NextEra Energy Resources, the company develops, owns and operates power-generation and storage projects in the United States and Canada.