NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Acquired by Xponance LLC

Xponance LLC increased its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 312,081 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,982 shares during the quarter. Xponance LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $25,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. raised its stake 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 valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NEE opened at $84.89 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $67.20 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The company has a market cap of $177.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $91.09 and a 200-day moving average of $88.26.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on NEE. Erste Group Bank upgraded NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.20.

Key NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimate for NextEra Energy to $4.03 per share from $4.02 and kept a Buy rating, reinforcing the view that earnings expectations are moving slightly higher.
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra Energy Transmission energized a 137-mile transmission line in New Mexico, a project expected to improve grid reliability and lower residential electric bills, highlighting ongoing infrastructure growth in the regulated utility business. Article: Critical New Power Line Boosts New Mexico’s Grid Reliability, Economic Growth and Access to Affordable Energy
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles suggested NextEra could benefit if the market sees its potential Dominion Energy deal as part of a broader utility consolidation trend, which could support the stock on merger optimism. Article: Prediction: NextEra Energy’s $67 Billion Dominion Acquisition Could Spur More Utility Deals. This Tie-Up Could Be Next.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentary pieces put NEE back in the spotlight, with one bullish thesis and another noting the stock is a trending name, but these were mostly sentiment-driven rather than new company-specific developments. Article: Is NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: One valuation-focused article said investors are trying to reconcile dividend appeal and earnings multiples, suggesting the stock may be seen as fairly valued rather than obviously cheap, which can limit upside enthusiasm in the near term. Article: Is NextEra Energy (NEE) Priced Right After Mixed Signals From Dividends And Earnings Multiples

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.