Altrafin AG Makes New Investment in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Altrafin AG bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 18,330 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,472,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NEE. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in NextEra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 135.4% during the 4th quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE NEE opened at $85.92 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $179.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.86, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.24. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.20 and a twelve month high of $98.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.70 billion for 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.36%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, May 4th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho boosted their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Company 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.