NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by State of Alaska Department of Revenue

State of Alaska Department of Revenue lowered its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 197,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 6,730 shares during the quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $14,965,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Charles Schwab Trust Co lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co now owns 10,215 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $774,000 after purchasing an additional 522 shares in the last quarter. Chiron Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at about $313,000. Formuepleje A S grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.0% during the third quarter. Formuepleje A S now owns 29,544 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,238,000 after purchasing an additional 3,169 shares in the last quarter. Nvwm LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.6% in the third quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 24,099 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,825,000 after purchasing an additional 1,698 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Viking Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 24.4% in the third quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 357,300 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,062,000 after purchasing an additional 70,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

More NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded NEE to “strong buy.” The rating change provides a near-term boost to sentiment and suggests the firm sees attractive upside at recent valuation levels. Wells Fargo upgrade article
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra and Brookfield are planning a potential $100 billion AI energy hub in Kentucky. The proposal reportedly includes a 1.8-gigawatt data-center campus, 2 gigawatts of gas-fired generation and 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage. If executed, the project could support long-term power demand, infrastructure investment and growth for NextEra’s energy businesses. Brookfield and NextEra AI hub article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and research services continue to highlight NextEra’s history of earnings surprises and the possibility of another quarterly beat. KeyCorp also raised its fourth-quarter 2026 EPS estimate to $0.49 from $0.44. NextEra earnings outlook article
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra disclosed a proposed $15.5 million insurance-funded settlement of shareholder litigation alongside governance reforms. The settlement may reduce legal uncertainty, although the reforms could increase oversight and compliance requirements. Governance settlement article
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered several longer-term EPS estimates. Its forecasts declined for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, while its Q3 2026 estimate fell to $1.23 from $1.34. Separately, Morgan Stanley warned that higher interest rates could pressure clean-tech valuations, a risk for capital-intensive utilities such as NEE. Morgan Stanley clean-tech valuation article

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE stock traded up $0.54 during trading on Thursday, hitting $78.91. 6,820,598 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,745,954. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $74.41 and a 52 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $81.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $164.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.64.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th were issued a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NEE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded NextEra Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen cut NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 3rd. Mizuho reduced their price objective on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $108.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.65.

About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the company generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers across Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers and operates a diverse generation portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, nuclear and other resources.

NextEra Energy’s other major business, NextEra Energy Resources, develops, owns and operates energy projects in the United States and Canada.