Baillie Gifford & Co. Has $19.45 Million Stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Baillie Gifford & Co. boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 706.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 257,658 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 225,691 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co.’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $19,451,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,375,545,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 212,877,021 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $14,777,923,000 after acquiring an additional 5,554,603 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 1,765.3% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,968,305 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $299,567,000 after purchasing an additional 3,755,563 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 18.7% during the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 10,796,329 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $749,481,000 after purchasing an additional 1,701,648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 181.9% in the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 2,185,513 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $151,718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,410,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Down 0.3%

NEE stock opened at $84.84 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $176.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a 50-day moving average of $82.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.61. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $61.72 and a 52-week high of $87.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.45.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.09. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 24.72%.The business had revenue of $7.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on NEE to $98, which supports upside versus the current market price and can buoy investor sentiment. Wells Fargo Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights NextEra as a stronger utility pick versus Southern Company, citing higher growth forecasts and cleaner-energy exposure — a relative-strength argument that can attract rotation into NEE. Zacks: NEE vs Southern Company
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage framing NextEra as a leader in “AI-enabled” energy investing (Yahoo) can amplify thematic investor interest ahead of earnings, potentially supporting multiple expansion if execution stories are strong. Is NextEra the Best AI Energy Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks previews the Q4 report and asks whether to buy, sell or hold, summarizing the conflicting forces of Florida utility growth and clean-energy demand versus a premium valuation — useful context but not a clear directional catalyst. Zacks Q4 Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ breakdown of analyst projections for Q4 metrics gives detail investors can use to model upside/downside around beats or misses, but it doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Zacks: Analyst Projections
• Neutral Sentiment: A Yahoo piece examining whether NEE’s price reflects its clean-energy ambitions frames valuation questions for longer-term investors but is not an immediate catalyst. Yahoo: Does Price Reflect Ambitions?
• Neutral Sentiment: A Sharewise/Zacks feature roundup keeps NEE in the analyst spotlight; visibility helps liquidity but doesn’t by itself move fundamentals. Sharewise: Zacks Feature
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece warns that broad investor love and positioning could be a risk — crowding and valuation multiple compression are flagged as potential downside triggers if growth disappoints. Seeking Alpha: Overcrowding Concern
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares at ~$85, materially reducing his stake — such disclosures often create short-term selling pressure or signal personal liquidity-taking. SEC Form 4: Insider Sale

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $920,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 15,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,329,655. The trade was a 40.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Armando Pimentel, Jr. sold 145,140 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total transaction of $12,178,697.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 162,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,651,569.63. The trade was a 47.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NEE shares. Mizuho raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $78.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. TD Cowen began coverage on NextEra Energy in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $98.00 price objective on the stock. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $93.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, HSBC raised their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $95.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.94.

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.