Is NEXT Worth Buying in 2026?

NextDecade Corporation Common Stock

STOCK NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION Updated 2026-08-23

Here’s whether NextDecade Corporation Common Stock (NEXT) is worth buying in 2026 — based on weekly-updated price trend, RSI momentum, and return vs. the S&P 500. Our current read: Caution.

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Caution

Positives: trading above the 200-day MA (long-term uptrend intact); RSI 60 — healthy momentum range. Concerns: below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-3.69% over 10 days); weak 1-year return of -30.9%; 3-month momentum negative (-15.8%). Currently 36.8% off its 52-week high. Score: -1/7.

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NEXT is holding above its long-term 200-day MA ($6.67) but has slipped below the 50-day MA ($7.30), pointing to short-term weakness in an otherwise intact trend. An RSI of 60.5 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -30.9% compares to +20.5% for SPY (trailed the market by 51.4%). The current 36.8% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $6,906 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 51.4%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($6.67)
Above 50-day MA ($7.30)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 60.5
Positive return (-30.9%)
!Within 10% of period high (−36.8%)
Period Range $7.12
$4.75 $11.27
RSI (14) 60.5
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$7.12
Period Return-30.9%
Period High$11.27
Period Low$4.75
Drawdown−36.8%
MA-50$7.30
MA-200$6.67
RSI (14)60.5
Avg Volume (30d)2.7M
vs. SPYtrailed by 51.4%
Return Rank#810 of 999

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