Cornerstone Enterprises LLC Buys 9,762 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Cornerstone Enterprises LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 9,762 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $739,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of NEE. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on NEE shares. Erste Group Bank lowered NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $108.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.65.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:NEE opened at $79.02 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $164.82 billion, a PE ratio of 17.76, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $81.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.67.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th were given a $0.6232 dividend. 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%.

More NextEra Energy News

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.

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.