First National Bank of Omaha Has $27.62 Million Stock Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

First National Bank of Omaha lifted its position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 92.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 343,422 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 165,072 shares during the period. NextEra Energy makes up about 0.8% of First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $27,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. increased its position in NextEra Energy by 135.4% during the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NEE. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays set a $90.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $85.92 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $179.18 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.68. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $90.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.24. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.20 and a 52-week high of $98.75.

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

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. 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.