What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for NEP Q2 Earnings?

NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE:NEP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NextEra Energy Partners in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now forecasts that the solar energy provider will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for NextEra Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NextEra Energy Partners’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on NextEra Energy Partners from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on NextEra Energy Partners in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They set an “underperform” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price objective on NextEra Energy Partners from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 30th. Guggenheim cut shares of NextEra Energy Partners from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $37.00 to $22.00 in a report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of NextEra Energy Partners from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $25.00 to $22.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.69.

NextEra Energy Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEP opened at $16.45 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.02. NextEra Energy Partners has a one year low of $15.55 and a one year high of $35.15. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 7.55 and a beta of 1.10.

NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE:NEP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The solar energy provider reported ($0.43) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.94). The company had revenue of $319.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $332.25 million. NextEra Energy Partners had a net margin of 17.47% and a negative return on equity of 1.07%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy Partners by 1.4% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 29,190 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $807,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy Partners by 2.4% during the third quarter. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,459 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 433 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC boosted its stake in NextEra Energy Partners by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 48,363 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $1,336,000 after purchasing an additional 454 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in NextEra Energy Partners by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 26,186 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $724,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in NextEra Energy Partners by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 13,088 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $362,000 after purchasing an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. 66.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 6th were given a $0.9175 dividend. This is a boost from NextEra Energy Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 6th. This represents a $3.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 22.31%. NextEra Energy Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 168.35%.

About NextEra Energy Partners

NextEra Energy Partners, LP acquires, owns, and manages contracted clean energy projects in the United States. It owns a portfolio of contracted renewable generation assets consisting of wind, solar, and battery storage projects. The company owns contracted natural gas pipeline assets. NextEra Energy Partners, LP was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Juno Beach, Florida.