The price-to-earnings ratio for NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE: NEE) is 17.98x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for NEE is 0.50. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NEE is 2.05B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.16% of that float. On April 29, 2024, NEE’s average trading volume was 12.22M shares.
NEE) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE: NEE) has dropped by -1.36 compared to previous close of 66.90. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-28 that In practically any market environment, utility stocks make sense. As I’ve said countless times before, bad things happen when people flip the switch and light fails to emerge.
NEE’s Market Performance
NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) has seen a 2.63% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 3.45% gain in the past month and a 12.84% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.20% for NEE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.83% for NEE’s stock, with a simple moving average of 7.24% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NEE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NEE stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for NEE by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for NEE in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $66 based on the research report published on April 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NEE reach a price target of $69. The rating they have provided for NEE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 08th, 2023.
Seaport Research Partners gave a rating of “Sell” to NEE, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on November 09th of the previous year.
NEE Trading at 9.05% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NEE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.67%, as shares surge +3.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.82% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NEE rose by +2.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $64.28. In addition, NextEra Energy Inc saw 8.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NEE starting from May James Michael, who sale 1,938 shares at the price of $59.00 back on Mar 13 ’24. After this action, May James Michael now owns 17,432 shares of NextEra Energy Inc, valued at $114,342 using the latest closing price.
HACHIGIAN KIRK S, the Director of NextEra Energy Inc, purchase 20,000 shares at $55.84 during a trade that took place back on Feb 07 ’24, which means that HACHIGIAN KIRK S is holding 25,000 shares at $1,116,700 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NEE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for NextEra Energy Inc stands at 0.28. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 16.37, with 4.34 for asset returns.
Based on NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.78.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.91 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.51.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
