SG Trading Solutions LLC Takes Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

SG Trading Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 9,830 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $789,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in NextEra Energy by 7.0% during 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 period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $887,000 after purchasing an additional 3,479 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank increased its position 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 during the period. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NEE stock opened at $86.67 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $90.39 and a 200-day moving average of $88.29. The company has a market cap of $180.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.20 and a 52 week high of $98.75.

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

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.36%.

Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein upgraded NextEra Energy (NEE) to strong-buy, reinforcing bullish sentiment around the utility’s growth prospects and valuation. Zacks.com
• Positive Sentiment: UBS analyst William Appicelli initiated coverage on NextEra Energy with a Buy rating, citing Dominion merger synergies and data-center-driven growth upside. Article
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlight NextEra’s clean-energy push, renewables backlog, stable cash flows, and improving return on equity, which could support longer-term earnings growth. Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary says NextEra may be undervalued on its Dominion/data-center story, but the stock has also seen recent weakness over the past month and quarter. Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader utility-stock coverage and commentary continue to frame NextEra as a defensive income play with stable cash flows, supporting investor interest without a major new catalyst. Article

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NEE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. TD Cowen increased their price target on NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.57.

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.