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NextEra Energy (NEE) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $198.94, moving +0.11% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.21%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.17%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.27%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. Had gained 2.82% over the past month. This has outpaced the Utilities sector's loss of 1.28% and the S&P 500's loss of 5.26% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NEE as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.29, up 8.53% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $4.53 billion, up 11.4% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $8.40 per share and revenue of $17.94 billion. These totals would mark changes of +9.09% and +7.15%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for NEE. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.14% lower. NEE currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that NEE has a Forward P/E ratio of 23.67 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 19.4, so we one might conclude that NEE is trading at a premium comparatively.
We can also see that NEE currently has a PEG ratio of 3. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Utility - Electric Power was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.68 at yesterday's closing price.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 161, putting it in the bottom 38% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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NextEra Energy (NEE) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $198.94, moving +0.11% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.21%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.17%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.27%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. Had gained 2.82% over the past month. This has outpaced the Utilities sector's loss of 1.28% and the S&P 500's loss of 5.26% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NEE as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.29, up 8.53% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $4.53 billion, up 11.4% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $8.40 per share and revenue of $17.94 billion. These totals would mark changes of +9.09% and +7.15%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for NEE. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.14% lower. NEE currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that NEE has a Forward P/E ratio of 23.67 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 19.4, so we one might conclude that NEE is trading at a premium comparatively.
We can also see that NEE currently has a PEG ratio of 3. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Utility - Electric Power was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.68 at yesterday's closing price.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 161, putting it in the bottom 38% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.