How to buy NextEra Energy stock | $305.6

NextEra Energy, Inc is an utilities-regulated electric business based in the US. NextEra Energy shares (NEE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. NextEra Energy employs 14,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$18.2 billion.

How to buy shares in NextEra Energy

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for NextEra Energy. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: NEE. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until NextEra Energy reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$305.6, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of NextEra Energy, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of NextEra Energy. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

NextEra Energy share price

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NextEra Energy shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$305.6
52-week range	USD$43.0407 - USD$78.1037
50-day moving average	USD$74.8755
200-day moving average	USD$70.6518
Wall St. target price	USD$79.01
PE ratio	37.8687
Dividend yield	USD$1.4 (1.87%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.98

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Is it a good time to buy NextEra Energy stock?

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NextEra Energy price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $305.6 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2021-01-13)	273.41%
1 month (2020-12-23)	311.14%
3 months (2020-10-23)	0.83%
6 months (2020-07-23)	8.77%

1 year (2020-01-19)	N/A
2 years (2019-01-19)	N/A
3 years (2018-01-19)	103.52%
5 years (2016-01-20)	190.19%

Is NextEra Energy under- or over-valued?

Valuing NextEra Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of NextEra Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

NextEra Energy's P/E ratio

NextEra Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 38x. In other words, NextEra Energy shares trade at around 38x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

NextEra Energy's PEG ratio

NextEra Energy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.2246. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into NextEra Energy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

NextEra Energy's EBITDA

NextEra Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$9.6 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a NextEra Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

NextEra Energy financials

Revenue TTM	USD$18.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	29.05%
Gross profit TTM	USD$11.3 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.75%
Return on equity TTM	8.25%
Profit margin	21.44%
Book value	$19.033
Market capitalisation	USD$146.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting NextEra Energy shares

There are currently 22.3 million NextEra Energy shares held short by investors – that's known as NextEra Energy's "short interest". This figure is 1.8% down from 22.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting NextEra Energy shares can be evaluated.

NextEra Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

NextEra Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of NextEra Energy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of NextEra Energy shares traded daily (recently around 7.0 million). NextEra Energy's SIR currently stands at 3.2. In other words for every 100,000 NextEra Energy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3200 shares are currently held short.

However NextEra Energy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of NextEra Energy shares, or, against the total number of tradable NextEra Energy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case NextEra Energy's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 NextEra Energy shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0114% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable NextEra Energy shares, roughly 11 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against NextEra Energy.

Find out more about how you can short NextEra Energy stock.

NextEra Energy's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like NextEra Energy.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

NextEra Energy's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 28.95

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and NextEra Energy's overall score of 28.95 (as at 01/01/2019) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 55th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like NextEra Energy is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

NextEra Energy's environmental score

Environmental score: 15.14/100

NextEra Energy's environmental score of 15.14 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that NextEra Energy is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

NextEra Energy's social score

Social score: 6.78/100

NextEra Energy's social score of 6.78 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that NextEra Energy is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

NextEra Energy's governance score

Governance score: 6.52/100

NextEra Energy's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that NextEra Energy is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

NextEra Energy's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. NextEra Energy scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that NextEra Energy has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

NextEra Energy, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	28.95
Total ESG percentile	55.4
Environmental score	15.14
Environmental score percentile	2
Social score	6.78
Social score percentile	2
Governance score	6.52
Governance score percentile	2
Level of controversy	2

NextEra Energy share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 61.61% of net profits

Recently NextEra Energy has paid out, on average, around 61.61% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.87% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), NextEra Energy shareholders could enjoy a 1.87% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In NextEra Energy's case, that would currently equate to about $1.4 per share.

NextEra Energy's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

NextEra Energy's most recent dividend payout was on 15 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 25 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have NextEra Energy's shares ever split?

NextEra Energy's shares were split on a 4:1 basis on 27 October 2020. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 4 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your NextEra Energy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 75% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for NextEra Energy shares which in turn could have impacted NextEra Energy's share price.

NextEra Energy share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, NextEra Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $43.0407 up to $78.1037. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while NextEra Energy's is 0.1491. This would suggest that NextEra Energy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

NextEra Energy overview

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electric power in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, coal, oil, and natural gas facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages, and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets. In addition, the company engages in the energy-related commodity marketing and trading activities. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in May 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of NextEra Energy is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.158% of NextEra Energy shares are held by insiders and 80.629% by institutions.

• How many people work for NextEra Energy?

  Latest data suggests 14,800 work at NextEra Energy.

• When does the fiscal year end for NextEra Energy?

  NextEra Energy's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is NextEra Energy based?

  NextEra Energy's address is: 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL, United States, 33408

• What is NextEra Energy's ISIN number?

  NextEra Energy's international securities identification number is: US65339F1012

• What is NextEra Energy's CUSIP number?

  NextEra Energy's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 302571104