8,301 Shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Acquired by Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 8,301 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $771,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its stake in NextEra Energy by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 267,245 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $24,822,000 after purchasing an additional 3,818 shares in the last quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC now owns 13,450 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,249,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC grew its position in NextEra Energy by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,454 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $503,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 14,764 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 30.9% in the first quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC now owns 18,587 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,390 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NYSE NEE opened at $88.24 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $184.02 billion, a PE ratio of 22.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.67. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.24 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $89.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.68.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its quarterly 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 the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. NextEra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.86.

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.