NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Bought by Arizona State Retirement System

Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 2.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 578,632 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 14,422 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $50,787,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NEE. Walker Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 during the period. PUREfi Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC now owns 28,267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,269,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.8% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID increased its position 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 worth $55,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NEE shares. Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 22nd. Erste Group Bank downgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price target on NextEra Energy in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.33.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NEE stock traded up $0.47 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $83.90. 7,627,093 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,546,632. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.37 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $86.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.31. The company has a market cap of $175.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.44.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. NextEra Energy’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. Sell-side analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 55.96%.

Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: DOE financing supports Duane Arnold restart: NextEra and the U.S. Department of Energy reached financial close on a loan of up to $1.9 billion to restart the 615-megawatt Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa. The facility, which closed in 2020, is targeted to return to service in the first quarter of 2029, subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission approvals and other regulatory requirements. The project could provide reliable electricity for nearly 500,000 homes and benefit from rising demand linked to artificial intelligence and data centers. DOE loan announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Potential long-term growth platform: Restarting Iowa’s only nuclear plant would add dependable, around-the-clock generation to NextEra’s portfolio at a time when utilities are seeking power to serve AI-related electricity demand. The federal financing may reduce funding pressure and improve the project’s economic outlook, although meaningful benefits are several years away. Duane Arnold and AI demand analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor meetings scheduled: NextEra management will meet with investors throughout September and early October to discuss long-term growth-rate expectations. The events could provide additional detail on the company’s outlook, but no new guidance was announced. Investor meeting announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and regulatory risks remain: The nuclear restart still requires licensing reviews, inspections and environmental approvals, while the 2029 target leaves a lengthy timeline before the project contributes earnings. Investors are also monitoring whether data-center demand and broader utility growth expectations hold up amid regulatory uncertainty.

NextEra Energy 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.