48,167 NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by Curated Wealth Partners LLC

Key Points

• Curated Wealth Partners LLC cut its NextEra Energy stake by 85.5% in the third quarter, selling 48,167 shares and retaining 8,198 shares worth approximately $621,000. Institutional investors collectively own 78.72% of NEE.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.65, compared with NEE’s reported market price of $79.02.
• NextEra Energy reported quarterly EPS of $1.15, exceeding estimates, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year. The company also pays an annualized dividend of $2.49 per share, yielding about 3.2%.

Curated Wealth Partners LLC decreased its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 85.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,198 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 48,167 shares during the period. Curated Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Walker Asset Management LLC increased its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.2% during the first quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $465,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC raised its position in NextEra Energy by 0.9% during the first quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 12,594 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. now owns 16,669 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,463,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Scotiabank decreased their price target on NextEra Energy from $110.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $108.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Erste Group Bank lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $99.65.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE opened at $79.02 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $81.22 and a 200 day moving average of $86.67. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $74.41 and a 52-week high of $98.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market cap of $164.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.76, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.64.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%. The company had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 55.96%.

Key Stories Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded NextEra Energy to “strong buy,” providing a favorable signal for the utility’s valuation and growth outlook. Wells Fargo upgrades NextEra Energy
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra and Brookfield plan to develop a roughly $100 billion Kentucky AI hub, including a 1.8-gigawatt data-center campus, 2 GW of gas-fired generation and 2.6 GW of battery storage. The project highlights potential long-term electricity-demand growth, although execution and financing risks remain. Brookfield and NextEra AI hub
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect NextEra to benefit from its history of earnings surprises, while KeyCorp raised its fourth-quarter 2026 EPS estimate to $0.49 from $0.44. The company’s long-term earnings outlook also supports the case for continued dividend growth. NextEra earnings outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra disclosed a proposed settlement of shareholder litigation in which insurers would pay the company $15.5 million, alongside at least four years of governance reforms. The settlement could reduce legal and governance overhangs, but it also keeps prior management issues in focus. NextEra governance settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face uncertainty over NextEra’s proposed $67 billion acquisition, while higher interest rates, persistent inflation and weaker appetite for growth stocks have pressured renewable-energy valuations. NextEra proposed acquisition uncertainty
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered its EPS forecasts for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, including 2026 EPS to $3.96 from $4.02 and 2030 EPS to $5.45 from $5.50. Its Q3 estimate also fell to $1.23 from $1.34, potentially limiting near-term upside.

NextEra Energy Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the company generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers across Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers and operates a diverse generation portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, nuclear and other resources.

NextEra Energy's other major business, NextEra Energy Resources, develops, owns and operates energy projects in the United States and Canada.

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