Gateway Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) by 271.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,200 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,186 shares during the quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $1,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $1,355,000. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 458,141 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,780,000 after acquiring an additional 39,250 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,016,630 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $81,615,000 after purchasing an additional 120,389 shares during the period. Fisher Funds Management LTD lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD now owns 619,640 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $49,884,000 after purchasing an additional 20,709 shares during the period. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 137,251 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $11,018,000 after purchasing an additional 14,828 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
NEE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. HSBC increased their price target on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.36.
Key NextEra Energy News
Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NextEra and Brookfield plan to redevelop the former U.S. Department of Energy uranium-enrichment site in Paducah, Kentucky, into a privately funded data-center and energy campus valued at more than $100 billion. The project could position NEE to benefit from rapidly rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence and hyperscale computing. Brookfield, NextEra to develop $100 billion data center campus in Kentucky
- Positive Sentiment: NextEra is expected to build and own dedicated power infrastructure, including approximately 2 gigawatts of natural-gas generation and up to 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage, supporting a planned 1.8-gigawatt data-center campus. Co-located generation could help overcome transmission bottlenecks that are delaying data-center development elsewhere. DOE Site in Western Kentucky Revitalized
- Neutral Sentiment: The Kentucky development is targeted for completion around 2031–2032, making any material earnings contribution distant. The project also involves multiple utility and infrastructure partners, and the announcements provided few confirmed customers or detailed financial commitments. One Sign the AI Power Trade Is Running Out of Juice
- Negative Sentiment: Investors appear concerned that the $100 billion figure represents the overall campus investment rather than near-term revenue for NEE. Building the generation, storage and grid facilities will require substantial capital and carries permitting, financing, construction and demand risks.
- Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results were mixed: NEE exceeded earnings expectations with $1.15 in EPS, but revenue of $7.53 billion fell short of the $8.11 billion consensus estimate. The company’s heavy investment plans and broader strategic commitments may also limit near-term shareholder returns.
NextEra Energy Stock Down 0.8%
NEE stock opened at $88.59 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.73. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.24 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $184.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.67.
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The firm had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NextEra Energy Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were given a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.
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.
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