Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC Grows Stock Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 235.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,216 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,936 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $3,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% in the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the period. Wealth Watch Advisors INC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 223.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at $29,000. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE NEE opened at $88.29 on Monday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $67.20 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The company has a market capitalization of $184.11 billion, a PE ratio of 22.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average of $89.69 and a 200 day moving average of $88.44.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. Research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on NEE. Mizuho lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Erste Group Bank cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.86.

About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy, Inc (NYSE: NEE), headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, is a leading clean energy company with both regulated utility operations and competitive renewable generation businesses. The company’s principal operating subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), a regulated electric utility serving customers in Florida, and NextEra Energy Resources, which develops, constructs, owns and operates a large portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects. Together these businesses provide electricity supply, transmission and distribution services as well as utility-scale renewable generation and related services.

NextEra’s activities cover the full lifecycle of power assets, from project development and construction to operation, maintenance and asset optimization.