NextEra Energy (NEE) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE):

• 3/5/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $91.00 to $104.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2026 – NextEra Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 2/23/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $96.00 to $103.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – NextEra Energy had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $106.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – NextEra Energy was upgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “hold” to “buy”.
• 2/17/2026 – NextEra Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 2/2/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target lowered by Seaport Research Partners from $56.00 to $55.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2026 – NextEra Energy was given a new $95.00 price target by BMO Capital Markets.
• 1/28/2026 – NextEra Energy was given a new $92.00 price target by Argus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – NextEra Energy was given a new $90.00 price target by Mizuho. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – NextEra Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $103.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $94.00 to $98.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $89.00 to $93.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – NextEra Energy had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $104.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $97.00 to $98.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – NextEra Energy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $84.00 to $85.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – NextEra Energy was given a new $87.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 75.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Charles E. Sieving sold 30,000 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $2,700,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 167,481 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,073,290. The trade was a 15.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total transaction of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,332,054.22. The trade was a 24.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 159,049 shares of company stock worth $14,194,542 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy, Inc (NYSE: NEE), headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, is a leading clean energy company with both regulated utility operations and competitive renewable generation businesses. The company’s principal operating subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), a regulated electric utility serving customers in Florida, and NextEra Energy Resources, which develops, constructs, owns and operates a large portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects. Together these businesses provide electricity supply, transmission and distribution services as well as utility-scale renewable generation and related services.

NextEra’s activities cover the full lifecycle of power assets, from project development and construction to operation, maintenance and asset optimization.