Stephens Inc. AR Has $19.03 Million Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Stephens Inc. AR decreased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 3.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 204,929 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 6,336 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $19,034,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NEE. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 223.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth about $29,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $88.24 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $184.02 billion, a PE ratio of 22.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.67. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.24 and a 52 week high of $98.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $89.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54.

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

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NEE has been the topic of several research reports. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.86.

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.