6,881 Shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Purchased by Claris Financial LLC

Claris Financial LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 6,881 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $552,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NEE. TMB Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,333,000. Evansbrook LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,035,000. Harbour Wealth Management Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $428,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 115,494 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $9,272,000 after purchasing an additional 9,340 shares during the period. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $500,000. 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: 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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on NEE. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Scotiabank raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, HSBC lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.57.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

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

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its 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. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.36%.

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.