Swiss National Bank Lowers Stock Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Swiss National Bank reduced its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,643,200 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 290,900 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $453,036,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NEE. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 38.4% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $887,000 after buying an additional 3,479 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Bank raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Stock Down 0.3%

NextEra Energy stock opened at $84.89 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.20 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market cap of $177.01 billion, a PE ratio of 21.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $91.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.26.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The company had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. NextEra Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.36%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NEE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen cut NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, April 24th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.20.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimate for NextEra Energy to $4.03 per share from $4.02 and kept a Buy rating, reinforcing the view that earnings expectations are moving slightly higher.
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra Energy Transmission energized a 137-mile transmission line in New Mexico, a project expected to improve grid reliability and lower residential electric bills, highlighting ongoing infrastructure growth in the regulated utility business. Article: Critical New Power Line Boosts New Mexico’s Grid Reliability, Economic Growth and Access to Affordable Energy
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles suggested NextEra could benefit if the market sees its potential Dominion Energy deal as part of a broader utility consolidation trend, which could support the stock on merger optimism. Article: Prediction: NextEra Energy’s $67 Billion Dominion Acquisition Could Spur More Utility Deals. This Tie-Up Could Be Next.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentary pieces put NEE back in the spotlight, with one bullish thesis and another noting the stock is a trending name, but these were mostly sentiment-driven rather than new company-specific developments. Article: Is NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: One valuation-focused article said investors are trying to reconcile dividend appeal and earnings multiples, suggesting the stock may be seen as fairly valued rather than obviously cheap, which can limit upside enthusiasm in the near term. Article: Is NextEra Energy (NEE) Priced Right After Mixed Signals From Dividends And Earnings Multiples

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.