NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Stock Holdings Raised by Aureus Asset Management LLC

Aureus Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 2.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 594,805 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,489 shares during the period. NextEra Energy accounts for about 3.0% of Aureus Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $47,751,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Indivisible Partners bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $1,355,000. First Long Island Investors LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at $14,198,000. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC increased its position in NextEra Energy by 39.7% during the third quarter. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC now owns 49,603 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,745,000 after acquiring an additional 14,089 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its position in NextEra Energy by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,016,630 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $81,615,000 after acquiring an additional 120,389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its position in NextEra Energy by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 458,141 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,780,000 after acquiring an additional 39,250 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE NEE opened at $85.73 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $90.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The stock has a market cap of $178.78 billion, a PE ratio of 21.82, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.20 and a 12 month high of $98.75.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) 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 period in the prior year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current 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 dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on NEE. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, May 4th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.57.

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.