178,723 Shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Bought by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought 178,723 shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter, valued at approximately $15.7 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 78.72% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains generally positive, with 17 Buy ratings and six Holds, producing a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $100.33, despite several recent downgrades.
• NextEra reported quarterly EPS of $1.15, beating estimates by $0.04, while revenue reached $7.53 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, implying a 3.0% annualized yield.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 178,723 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $15,686,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Walker Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.9% in the first quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 12,594 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the period. Garrison Point Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC now owns 28,267 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,269,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.8% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 23.2% during the first quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NEE has been the subject of several research reports. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 13th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of NextEra Energy from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. Finally, Mizuho set a $95.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $100.33.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NEE stock opened at $81.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $170.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.67. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.24 and a 52 week high of $98.75. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $86.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.70.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.11 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.96%.

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.

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