NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Purchased by Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY

Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY boosted its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 5.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 167,152 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,122 shares during the quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $14,671,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NEE. Walker Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.2% during the first quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC raised its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 12,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC now owns 28,267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,269,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE opened at $83.71 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.53. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.24 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $174.60 billion, a PE ratio of 18.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 12.28%. The firm had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. NextEra Energy’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is currently 55.96%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.33.

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.