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NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $206.83, moving -1.81% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.47%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.95%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 2.3%.
Heading into today, shares of the parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. Had lost 23.31% over the past month, outpacing the Utilities sector's loss of 26.68% and the S&P 500's loss of 28.7% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from NEE as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, NEE is projected to report earnings of $1.95 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 11.36%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.61 billion, up 13.06% from the year-ago period.
NEE's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $9.05 per share and revenue of $20.34 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.12% and +5.92%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for NEE. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.15% lower. NEE is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, NEE is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 23.28. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 14.94.
Also, we should mention that NEE has a PEG ratio of 3.02. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Utility - Electric Power was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.35 at yesterday's closing price.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 80, which puts it in the top 32% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $206.83, moving -1.81% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.47%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.95%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 2.3%.
Heading into today, shares of the parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. Had lost 23.31% over the past month, outpacing the Utilities sector's loss of 26.68% and the S&P 500's loss of 28.7% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from NEE as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, NEE is projected to report earnings of $1.95 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 11.36%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.61 billion, up 13.06% from the year-ago period.
NEE's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $9.05 per share and revenue of $20.34 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.12% and +5.92%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for NEE. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.15% lower. NEE is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, NEE is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 23.28. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 14.94.
Also, we should mention that NEE has a PEG ratio of 3.02. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Utility - Electric Power was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.35 at yesterday's closing price.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 80, which puts it in the top 32% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.