Investor Buzz – What's on NextEra Energy Shareholders' Minds.

By Ken Smith • Tuesday, November 18 10:16 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Technology company NextEra Energy has moved 0.3% so far today on a volume of 1,906,040, compared to its average of 9,928,223. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

NextEra Energy trades -5.53% away from its average analyst target price of $91.05 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $56.0 to $103.0, and on average have given NextEra Energy a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in NEE, you'll want to know the following:

NextEra Energy's current price is 100.3% above its Graham number of $42.95, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
NextEra Energy has moved 11.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.15, NextEra Energy has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
NEE has a forward P/E ratio of 23.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.68 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.31 compared to its sector average of 4.19
NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America.
Based in Juno Beach, the company has 16,800 full time employees and a market cap of $179.14 Billion. NextEra Energy currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.6%.

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