NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE – Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 24.45% and a return on equity of 11.75%. The business had revenue of $7.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.
NextEra Energy Stock Performance
Shares of NEE stock traded down $0.94 on Thursday, hitting $84.02. The company had a trading volume of 2,138,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,716,232. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. NextEra Energy has a twelve month low of $53.81 and a twelve month high of $86.10. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $82.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.96. The firm has a market cap of $172.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.56.
NextEra Energy Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.515 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.45%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.13%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy
In other news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 658 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.97, for a total transaction of $50,646.26. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 100 shares in the company, valued at $7,697. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.
About NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
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