CFRA Maintains Buy Opinion On Shares Of Nextera Energy, Inc.
CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows: We lower our 12-month target by $8 to $64, 18.8x our 2024 EPS estimate (down $0.01 to $3.40; 2023 estimate remains $3.12), a premium to peers based on higher earnings and dividend growth potential, though a discount to NEE’s 10-year average of 21.8x given challenges for renewables developers in the higher interest rate environment. Despite somewhat weaker three-year consensus EPS growth expectations (closer to 8% CAGR vs. 9% previously), we think today’s price action (shares up about 5%) reflects NEE’s decision to leave overall guidance unchanged despite the recent announcement of a lower distribution growth trajectory for NextEra Energy Partners (NEP 26 NR), which falls under the NEER subsidiary. NEE reported Q3 EPS of $0.94 vs. $0.85, $0.06 above consensus as returns on capital investments offset higher […]
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