Leonteq Securities AG Buys 9,850 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Leonteq Securities AG raised its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 63.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,375 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,850 shares during the quarter. Leonteq Securities AG’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $2,357,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after purchasing an additional 1,840 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake 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 last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,083,000 after buying an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NEE opened at $88.24 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $184.02 billion, a PE ratio of 22.45, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.67. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.24 and a 12 month high of $98.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $89.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. The business’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, analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.36%.

NextEra Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for NextEra Energy, signaling slightly better earnings expectations and supporting the stock’s valuation.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted that NextEra’s long-term power purchase agreements, renewable energy backlog, and partnerships with Google Cloud and Meta improve earnings visibility as demand for clean power rises. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage tied NextEra to the AI infrastructure trade, arguing that its recent Dominion deal could position it as a key provider of power and infrastructure for data centers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Investor-interest articles also pointed to billionaire Glenn Dubin’s Highbridge Capital naming NextEra among top stocks to buy, reinforcing the stock’s appeal to large institutional and growth-focused investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles were largely commentary pieces asking whether the market is expecting too much from the stock, suggesting debate remains over how much of the growth story is already priced in.
• Negative Sentiment: One recent market recap noted the shares had a modest pullback in the prior session, showing that short-term volatility is still present even with the longer-term bullish thesis intact.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on NEE. Mizuho increased their price target on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. DA Davidson boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Erste Group Bank lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.86.

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.