NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) is among the 8 Most Profitable Utility Stocks to Buy Right Now.
Jefferies boosted NextEra Energy, Inc.’s price target to $88 from $85 while keeping a Hold rating, as reported by TheFly on December 31, 2025. The update followed a thorough analysis of the business’s prospects after its analyst day, when Jefferies updated its earnings projections. The firm now expects profits per share to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 9% through 2032. The analyst claims that this estimate surpasses both the 7.6% consensus forecast for the 2025-2032 timeframe and the company’s guidance of more than 8% EPS growth.
Separately, on December 17, 2025, UBS reduced its price objective for NextEra Energy, Inc. from $94 to $91 and maintained a Buy rating.
In a different analyst report on December 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley maintained its Overweight rating on NextEra Energy, Inc.. The firm lowered its price goal to $95 from $97. The firm stated in a year-ahead note that demand related to data centers is anticipated to have a significant impact on the utility market performance. Morgan Stanley also cited growth upside possibilities in 2026 as a key reason for its sustained Overweight rating on the business despite a minor drop in the firm’s price target.
NextEra Energy, Inc.’s regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, is Florida’s largest rate-controlled utility.
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