In a report released today, Neil Kalton from Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on NextEra Energy (NEE – Research Report), with a price target of $85.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $60.17.
Kalton covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as Eversource Energy, Avangrid, and NextEra Energy. According to TipRanks, Kalton has an average return of 6.0% and a 60.60% success rate on recommended stocks.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for NextEra Energy with a $70.60 average price target, a 17.33% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, BMO Capital also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $77.00 price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $77.38 and a one-year low of $46.34. Currently, NextEra Energy has an average volume of 11.5M.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 49 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of NEE in relation to earlier this year.
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NextEra Energy (NEE) Company Description:
NextEra Energy, Inc. is an energy company and is one of the largest electric power generators in the United States. Through its Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) business, the company provides clean, reliable and affordable electricity across Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a clean energy business, NextEra Energy Resources (NEER), which is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from wind and sun. The company was founded in 1984 and based in Juno Beach, Florida.
Read More on NEE:
- NextEra Energy price target raised to $67 from $65 at Mizuho
- Early notable gainers among liquid option names on March 13th
- Unusually active option classes on open March 13th
- NextEra Energy call volume above normal and directionally bullish
- NextEra Energy board declares quarterly dividend and continues above-average targeted growth rate in dividends per share through at least 2026
