In the latest close session, NextEra Energy (NEE) was down 1.89% at $92.30. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 1.02%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.63%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.23%.
Heading into today, shares of the parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. had gained 1.4% over the past month, lagging the Utilities sector's gain of 2% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 0.63%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of NextEra Energy in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on April 23, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.91, indicating a 8.08% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $7.17 billion, indicating a 14.81% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $4 per share and revenue of $31.79 billion, indicating changes of +7.82% and +15.96%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for NextEra Energy. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.02% higher. NextEra Energy presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, NextEra Energy is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 23.51. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 18.8.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 70, placing it within the top 29% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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