Sigma Planning Corp Sells 6,589 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Sigma Planning Corp lessened its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 5.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 110,611 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 6,589 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $10,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in NextEra Energy by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in 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 in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 3,479 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 444 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NEE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price objective on NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.64.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NYSE:NEE opened at $89.58 on Wednesday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.24 and a 52 week high of $98.75. The firm has a market cap of $186.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $88.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.06. 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 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. 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 business’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

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

More NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted NextEra Energy’s recent outperformance versus the broader market, likely reflecting investor confidence in the utility’s earnings resilience and defensive profile. NextEra Energy (NEE) Laps the Stock Market: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view NextEra as positioned to benefit from surging power demand tied to AI and data centers, which could support long-term utility growth and investment in grid expansion.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage also noted that NextEra has a history of beating earnings estimates, reinforcing expectations for steady execution when it reports results. Will NextEra (NEE) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America trimmed its price target on NextEra Energy to $93 from $95 while keeping a neutral rating, which signals continued caution but still implies limited upside from recent trading levels.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles discussed broader utility-sector themes, including renewable investment, nuclear restarts, and ETF stability, but they did not provide company-specific catalysts for NEE.
• Negative Sentiment: Rising power bills, grid strain, and unpaid utility bills tied to AI-driven electricity demand could pressure the utility sector overall, even if they also create growth opportunities for well-positioned utilities like NextEra. The AI-Driven Rise in Power Bills Are Causing a $25 Billion Problem for Utility Stocks

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.