NextEra Energy Falls After Reporting Q3 Earnings: What Investors Need to Know

Shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) are down from their recent 52-week high hit in October after the company reported its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 28. Despite growing quarterly earnings by 31% and revenues by 5.3%, shares sold off as Wall Street took a dim view of its revenue falling $200 million short of expectations to $7.97 billion.Yet, from a new partnership with Alphabet to expectations of a 10% dividend hike next year, long-term investors have good reason to be bullish on NextEra. The $170 billion utility company, which provides power to roughly 12 million people through its wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas operations, is positioned to thrive in a period of amped-up energy needs that its CEO calls America's "golden age of power demand."Since 1994, NextEra has grown its dividend every year, including a 10% increase in February 2025 following an identical 10% increase in 2024. All told, the company has raised its dividend by 62% since 2020, which handily outpaces the 25% inflation seen in that time frame.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool