NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Stock Purchased by NFSG Corp

NFSG Corp grew its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,106 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,596 shares during the quarter. NFSG Corp’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $3,189,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. White Pine Investment CO lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.2% during the third quarter. White Pine Investment CO now owns 70,383 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,331,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.6% in the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 15,900 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,204,000 after buying an additional 983 shares during the period. YANKCOM Partnership boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.2% in the third quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 13,302 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,007,000 after buying an additional 894 shares during the period. Financial & Tax Architects LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.1% in the third quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 89,685 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,793,000 after buying an additional 4,330 shares during the period. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the third quarter valued at about $1,178,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE opened at $79.02 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $74.41 and a twelve month high of $98.75. The firm has a market cap of $164.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $81.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.67.

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 firm had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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. Equities research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.96%.

Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded NextEra Energy to “strong buy,” providing a favorable signal for the utility’s valuation and growth outlook. Wells Fargo upgrades NextEra Energy
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra and Brookfield plan to develop a roughly $100 billion Kentucky AI hub, including a 1.8-gigawatt data-center campus, 2 GW of gas-fired generation and 2.6 GW of battery storage. The project highlights potential long-term electricity-demand growth, although execution and financing risks remain. Brookfield and NextEra AI hub
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect NextEra to benefit from its history of earnings surprises, while KeyCorp raised its fourth-quarter 2026 EPS estimate to $0.49 from $0.44. The company’s long-term earnings outlook also supports the case for continued dividend growth. NextEra earnings outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra disclosed a proposed settlement of shareholder litigation in which insurers would pay the company $15.5 million, alongside at least four years of governance reforms. The settlement could reduce legal and governance overhangs, but it also keeps prior management issues in focus. NextEra governance settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face uncertainty over NextEra’s proposed $67 billion acquisition, while higher interest rates, persistent inflation and weaker appetite for growth stocks have pressured renewable-energy valuations. NextEra proposed acquisition uncertainty
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered its EPS forecasts for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, including 2026 EPS to $3.96 from $4.02 and 2030 EPS to $5.45 from $5.50. Its Q3 estimate also fell to $1.23 from $1.34, potentially limiting near-term upside.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Scotiabank reduced their price target on NextEra Energy from $110.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. Erste Group Bank cut NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Seaport Research Partners restated a “sell” rating and issued a $56.00 price target (up from $55.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Barclays set a $91.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.65.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

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.