NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Stock: Ninety One North America Inc. Reduces Holdings

Ninety One North America Inc. cut its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 45.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 103,892 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 86,469 shares during the period. Ninety One North America Inc.’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $7,869,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Walker Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.2% during the first quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 12,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in NextEra Energy by 12.8% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. now owns 16,669 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,463,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NextEra Energy News Summary

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 Stock Performance

NextEra Energy stock traded up $0.55 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $78.92. The company had a trading volume of 6,820,598 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,745,954. The company has a market capitalization of $164.63 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $74.41 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company’s fifty day moving average is $81.34 and its 200-day moving average is $86.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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 predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NEE has been the topic of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Scotiabank cut their price target on NextEra Energy from $110.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.65.

NextEra Energy 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.