Stevens Capital Management LP Makes New Investment in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Stevens Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 22,548 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,810,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. increased its position in NextEra Energy by 135.4% during the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total transaction of $1,775,791.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total value of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 305,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,332,054.22. This represents a 24.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 131,370 shares of company stock valued at $11,779,609. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NEE stock opened at $96.24 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The company has a market cap of $200.68 billion, a PE ratio of 24.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.26. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $63.88 and a 52 week high of $98.75.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 63.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 price target (up from $99.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, April 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $108.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Seaport Research Partners reduced their target price on NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.70.

Key NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target to $105 and maintained a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence and providing upside to the stock. DA Davidson raises price target on NextEra Energy to $105 from $95, keeps buy/add rating
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra is advancing plans for two Japan-backed natural gas-fired plants to serve data centers and expects to finalize agreements within months — a direct play on rising data-center power demand and grid reliability needs. Why NextEra Energy (NEE) Is Betting on Gas, Nuclear, and Data Center Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Broader coverage highlights that AI growth shifts the bottleneck from chips to power infrastructure (substations, transformers, turbines) — a structural tailwind for utilities and project owners like NextEra that can supply capacity to hyperscalers. The Real AI Trade May Not Be Software. It May Be Power Equipment
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra scheduled senior management investor meetings across May–June to reaffirm long-term growth expectations presented at its April earnings call, improving transparency but not delivering new guidance. NextEra Energy to meet with investors throughout May and June
• Neutral Sentiment: An article on dividend growers mentions several companies that raised payouts; it’s unclear whether NextEra is a featured dividend increaser in that piece, so impact on NEE is uncertain. These 4 Dividend Growers Have Already Declared 10% Dividend Increases
• Negative Sentiment: Analysis from Altimetry/MarketBeat argues NextEra may fall behind specialist firms in capitalizing on the AI power boom, a cautionary note that could cap multiple expansion if widely adopted by investors. 3 Energy Stocks to Buy and 2 to Avoid as AI Power Demand Explodes (NEE)

NextEra Energy Company Profile

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.