Ardsley Advisory Partners LP Invests $2.01 Million in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Ardsley Advisory Partners LP purchased a new position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 25,000 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,007,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. Wealth Watch Advisors INC boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 223.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the period. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 135.4% in the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Down 0.6%

NextEra Energy stock opened at $85.73 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $178.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.82, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.20 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $90.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.28.

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

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.36%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on NEE. Scotiabank boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. UBS Group upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $107.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.57.

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.