Midway Capital Research & Management Acquires Shares of 25,969 NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Midway Capital Research & Management purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 25,969 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,085,000. NextEra Energy accounts for approximately 2.0% of Midway Capital Research & Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $1,355,000. First Long Island Investors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at about $14,198,000. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in NextEra Energy by 39.7% during the 3rd quarter. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC now owns 49,603 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,745,000 after acquiring an additional 14,089 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 458,141 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,780,000 after buying an additional 39,250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,016,630 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $81,615,000 after acquiring an additional 120,389 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Key NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded NextEra Energy (NEE) to strong-buy, reinforcing bullish sentiment around the company’s utility scale, clean-energy portfolio, and earnings outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: UBS analyst William Appicelli initiated a Buy rating, citing potential synergy gains from the Dominion transaction and upside tied to rising power demand from data centers.
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles highlighted NEE as a beneficiary of structural electricity demand growth, especially from artificial intelligence data centers, EV adoption, and the broader need for reliable baseload power.
• Positive Sentiment: One analysis argued the stock could be undervalued based on the Dominion data-center story, suggesting investors may be underestimating future growth potential. NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Could Be 8.5% Undervalued on Its Dominion Data Center Story
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage also emphasized NextEra’s clean-energy expansion, renewables backlog, and stable cash flow generation, which support its long-term earnings growth profile. Will NextEra Gain by Generating Power From Multiple Clean Sources?
• Neutral Sentiment: The latest Zacks note said NEE recently outperformed the market in a single session, reflecting renewed interest, but the stock has still been under pressure over the prior month and quarter. NextEra Energy (NEE) Laps the Stock Market: Here’s Why

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NEE shares. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 price objective on NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. HSBC upped their target price on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Barclays set a $90.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.57.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $86.67 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $180.73 billion, a PE ratio of 22.05, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.20 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $90.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.27.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were given a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 63.36%.

About NextEra Energy

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.