Moody's Corporation vs NextEra Energy, Inc. — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $476.73 (market cap $82.80B), while NextEra Energy, Inc. trades at $85.88 (market cap $176.68B). The key difference: NextEra Energy, Inc. is far larger — about 2.1× Moody's Corporation's market cap, and NextEra Energy, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.94%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MCO | NEE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $82.80B | $176.68B |
Sector | Financials | Utilities |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $97.88 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $69.77 |
Enterprise Value | $88.83B | $284.01B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | 2.94% |
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MCO trades at $477.75, up 0.98% on the day, with a bullish technical signal and strong fundamentals. Recent Q2 2026 earnings beat expectations with EPS of $4.68 versus $4.26 expected, driven by robust debt issuance and analytics demand. Revenue growth accelerated to 15% year-over-year, with net income margin expanding to 34.25%. The stock is supported by a consensus price target of $561.88, indicating 17.6% upside potential, and positive analyst sentiment with 56% buy ratings.
Outlook remains positive due to consistent earnings beats, high profitability, and strategic positioning in credit ratings. Risks include elevated valuation multiples, such as a P/E of 30.31, and dependence on capital market activity. Investors should weigh growth prospects against potential macroeconomic headwinds affecting debt issuance volumes.
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Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
Read more on MCO →NextEra Energy's regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, distributes power to more than 5 million customers in Florida. FP&L contributes more than 60% of the group's operating earnings. The renewable energy segment generates and sells power throughout the United States and Canada. Consolidated generation capacity totals more than 50 gigawatts and includes natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar assets.
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