Diversified Trust Co Acquires 10,280 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Diversified Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 22.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 55,511 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,280 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $5,156,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 216,033,697 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $17,343,185,000 after acquiring an additional 2,234,176 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 47,272,019 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,781,790,000 after acquiring an additional 966,152 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,816,327,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,365,788 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,474,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,136,074 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,281,357 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,387,347,000 after purchasing an additional 485,854 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $86.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $180.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.05, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $90.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.27. 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 twelve month low of $67.20 and a twelve month high of $98.75.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. Research analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. 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%.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.57.

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.