NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Holdings Lessened by Opal Capital LLC

Opal Capital LLC reduced its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 8.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 125,057 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 10,919 shares during the period. NextEra Energy comprises 2.1% of Opal Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Opal Capital LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $11,615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Constant Guidance Financial LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the 1st quarter worth $214,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 12.0% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,147 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,314,000 after purchasing an additional 1,517 shares during the period. Rithm Capital Corp. increased its position in NextEra Energy by 9.6% in the first quarter. Rithm Capital Corp. now owns 13,150 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,221,000 after buying an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC increased its position in NextEra Energy by 15.4% in the first quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,040,030 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $189,478,000 after buying an additional 272,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 17.2% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 147,149 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $13,667,000 after buying an additional 21,600 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NEE. HSBC lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays set a $91.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.36.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:NEE opened at $89.35 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $87.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $186.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 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 company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 12.28%. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: NextEra’s second-quarter results exceeded expectations, with adjusted EPS of $1.15 versus the $1.03 consensus estimate and revenue of $7.53 billion, up 12.4% year over year. The company maintained its fiscal 2026 EPS outlook of $3.92 to $4.02, reinforcing confidence in its earnings trajectory.
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted surging electricity demand, a 35.1-gigawatt backlog and growing data-center hubs. These trends position NextEra as a major utility beneficiary of artificial-intelligence and hyperscale data-center expansion while leaving its long-term earnings-growth targets intact. NEE Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Power Demand Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary increasingly frames NextEra as one of the utility sector’s leading AI-power investments. Unlike equipment suppliers, NextEra owns and develops the generation capacity that can serve new data-center demand, potentially providing long-term contracted growth. NextEra Energy Is Becoming the Utility Sector’s Biggest AI Power Bet
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital raised its price target from $94 to $96 and reiterated an “Outperform” rating, signaling additional potential upside based on the company’s earnings and demand outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Heavy searches for NEE on Zacks indicate elevated investor attention, but search activity alone does not establish a change in fundamentals or valuation. Investors Heavily Search NextEra Energy
• Negative Sentiment: As a capital-intensive utility, NextEra remains exposed to interest-rate movements, financing costs and execution risks associated with expanding generation and transmission capacity. Its premium valuation could also limit gains if AI-related growth expectations are not realized.

NextEra Energy Company 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.