KCM Investment Advisors LLC Reduces Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

KCM Investment Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 2.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 353,566 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 7,483 shares during the period. NextEra Energy makes up approximately 1.1% of KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $32,839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Indivisible Partners purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,355,000. Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 458,141 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,780,000 after purchasing an additional 39,250 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,016,630 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $81,615,000 after buying an additional 120,389 shares during the period. Fisher Funds Management LTD increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD now owns 619,640 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $49,884,000 after buying an additional 20,709 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 137,251 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $11,018,000 after buying an additional 14,828 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE opened at $88.80 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $87.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.59. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.24 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market cap of $185.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.96, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.67.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.27 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.NextEra Energy’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 55.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on NEE. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $107.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $95.00 price target on NextEra Energy in a report on Monday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $108.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.36.

More NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: NextEra highlighted accelerating power demand tied to artificial intelligence and data centers, including a 35.1-gigawatt backlog and emerging data-center hubs. Management maintained its long-term earnings-growth targets, reinforcing the potential for incremental utility and renewable investment. NEE Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Power Demand Growth
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations: earnings were $1.15 per share versus the $1.03 consensus, while revenue reached $7.53 billion, up 12.4% year over year and above forecasts. NextEra also provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $3.92 to $4.02. KeyCorp Weighs in on NextEra Energy’s Q2 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets raised its price target for NEE to $96 from $94 and reiterated an “outperform” rating, signaling confidence in the company’s demand outlook and earnings trajectory. BMO Raises NextEra Energy Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst comparisons with GE Vernova frame NextEra as an owner of the power-generation assets serving the AI economy rather than an equipment supplier. The distinction supports NEE’s long-term growth case but also highlights that data-center demand must translate into actual projects and power contracts. AI Energy Bottleneck: Buy GE Vernova or NextEra Energy on AI Pivot?
• Negative Sentiment: Utilities remain highly sensitive to interest-rate expectations because of their debt needs and income-oriented valuations. Rate-related uncertainty may be offsetting the positive earnings and AI-demand news, helping explain the stock’s weaker performance despite supportive company-specific developments. NextEra Energy Firms as a Rate Decision Puts Utilities in Focus

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.