NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Acquired by Focus Partners Wealth

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 20.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,111,791 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 185,014 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $89,166,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NEE. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target 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. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $85.92 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $179.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.20 and a 52 week high of $98.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $90.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.27.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.36%.

NextEra Energy 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.