Westfield Capital Management Co. LP Cuts Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP lowered its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 20.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,506 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 17,581 shares during the quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $5,322,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 200.0% in the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the period. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro/sector tailwind — Utilities are being re-priced as an AI/data‑center driven demand story, which benefits large generators and grid owners like NextEra that combine regulated utility scale with renewable infrastructure. This supports longer‑term growth expectations for NEE. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/returns review — Recent coverage assesses NextEra’s strong one‑year shareholder returns and current valuation metrics; analysts remain cautious on forward multiples even as shares have outperformed, so price action may reflect a tug-of-war between growth optimism and high valuation. Assessing NextEra Energy (NEE) Valuation After Strong 1 Year Shareholder Returns
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity — There was a very large spike in call‑option buying (roughly 217k calls, +941% vs. normal), suggesting short‑term speculative or hedged positioning that could amplify intraday volatility but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. (No single news source for the options stat; included in the news feed.)
• Negative Sentiment: Equity units offering — NextEra priced a $2.0B public offering of equity units (with an underwriter option for an additional amount reported in some premarket notes). The market sold the stock on concerns about dilution and timing; the deal is expected to close March 3, 2026. This development is the most direct driver of today’s weaker price action. NextEra Energy prices $2B equity units offering NextEra to sell $2 billion of equity units to fund energy projects NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units (PRNewswire)
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term market reaction and coverage — Multiple market reports flagged the stock’s decline and linked it to the offering; commentary and premarket notes amplified selling pressure. Expect continued sensitivity to updates on deal size, pricing details and use of proceeds. NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units (Yahoo) NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Drops on $2B Equity Offering

NextEra Energy Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $91.92 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $191.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.94, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $85.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.49. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.72 and a 12-month high of $95.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 24.93%.The company had revenue of $6.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.53 EPS. NextEra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This is a positive change from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Seaport Research Partners cut their price objective on NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wolfe Research lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Argus set a $92.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays raised their target price on NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.05.

Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total value of $8,898,532.02. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares in the company, valued at $27,332,054.22. This trade represents a 24.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,675,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $867,870. This represents a 65.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 159,049 shares of company stock valued at $14,194,542. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.