NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Bought by NFSG Corp

NFSG Corp raised its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 25.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 42,106 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,596 shares during the period. NFSG Corp’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $3,189,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. White Pine Investment CO raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. White Pine Investment CO now owns 70,383 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,331,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.6% during the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 15,900 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,204,000 after purchasing an additional 983 shares during the last quarter. YANKCOM Partnership lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.2% during the third quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 13,302 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,007,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the last quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 5.1% in the third quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 89,685 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,793,000 after purchasing an additional 4,330 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. acquired a new position in NextEra Energy in the third quarter worth about $1,178,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.8%

NEE stock opened at $79.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.44. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $74.41 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $81.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.67. The firm has a market cap of $164.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.64.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 12.28%. The company had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. Research analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th were given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 55.96%.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded NextEra Energy to “strong buy,” providing a favorable signal for the utility’s valuation and growth outlook. Wells Fargo upgrades NextEra Energy
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra and Brookfield plan to develop a roughly $100 billion Kentucky AI hub, including a 1.8-gigawatt data-center campus, 2 GW of gas-fired generation and 2.6 GW of battery storage. The project highlights potential long-term electricity-demand growth, although execution and financing risks remain. Brookfield and NextEra AI hub
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect NextEra to benefit from its history of earnings surprises, while KeyCorp raised its fourth-quarter 2026 EPS estimate to $0.49 from $0.44. The company’s long-term earnings outlook also supports the case for continued dividend growth. NextEra earnings outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra disclosed a proposed settlement of shareholder litigation in which insurers would pay the company $15.5 million, alongside at least four years of governance reforms. The settlement could reduce legal and governance overhangs, but it also keeps prior management issues in focus. NextEra governance settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face uncertainty over NextEra’s proposed $67 billion acquisition, while higher interest rates, persistent inflation and weaker appetite for growth stocks have pressured renewable-energy valuations. NextEra proposed acquisition uncertainty
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered its EPS forecasts for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, including 2026 EPS to $3.96 from $4.02 and 2030 EPS to $5.45 from $5.50. Its Q3 estimate also fell to $1.23 from $1.34, potentially limiting near-term upside.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NEE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $56.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Erste Group Bank cut NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays set a $91.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.65.

NextEra Energy Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the company generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers across Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers and operates a diverse generation portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, nuclear and other resources.

NextEra Energy’s other major business, NextEra Energy Resources, develops, owns and operates energy projects in the United States and Canada.