60,812 Shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 60,812 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,337,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evolve Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $746,000. WealthShield Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,976,000. Madison Wealth Partners Inc bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $503,000. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,015,000. Finally, George Kaiser Family Foundation purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $235,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $81.74 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $86.95 and a 200 day moving average of $89.70. The stock has a market cap of $170.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.67. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.24 and a 12 month high of $98.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 12.28%. The business 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 posted $1.05 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on NEE shares. Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Erste Group Bank cut NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.33.

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.