J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Has $4.37 Million Stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 17.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 47,001 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,094 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $4,365,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after purchasing an additional 1,840 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 38.4% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $887,000 after purchasing an additional 3,479 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NEE opened at $88.37 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $88.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.99. The stock has a market cap of $184.28 billion, a PE ratio of 22.49, a PEG ratio of 2.58 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 quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. NextEra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is presently 63.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the subject of several recent research reports. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho increased their price objective on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. HSBC lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Barclays set a $91.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.59.

Key Stories Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighted NextEra’s strong earnings-surprise track record and suggested the company has the right setup to potentially beat expectations again in its next quarterly report.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader utility and nuclear-energy coverage remained constructive, with articles pointing to resilience in the XLU ETF and renewed interest in the nuclear renaissance, which can support sentiment around large regulated power names like NextEra Energy.
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary also framed NextEra as a possible “utility scale” leader and discussed its upcoming earnings schedule, keeping investor focus on the company’s growth and execution outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra Energy revised its bylaws to give the board more control over shareholder meeting timing and format, including the option for fully virtual meetings. The move has drawn governance debate, but the market reaction appears mixed rather than clearly negative.
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America lowered its price target on NextEra Energy from $95 to $93 and kept a neutral rating, a modest headwind for sentiment even though the new target still implies upside from current levels.

NextEra Energy 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.