NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Rating Increased to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Saturday,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 target price on NextEra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Barclays set a $91.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.19.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $80.52 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.65. NextEra Energy has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $98.75. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.62.

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

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth $26,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the second quarter worth $26,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NextEra Energy

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

NextEra Energy Company Profile

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.