ABN Amro Investment Solutions Increases Stock Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Key Points

• ABN Amro Investment Solutions increased its NextEra Energy stake by 58% in the second quarter, adding 58,448 shares for a total holding of 159,302 shares valued at approximately $14.0 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.72% of the company.
• NextEra Energy reported quarterly EPS of $1.15, beating estimates of $1.11, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year to $7.53 billion but fell short of expectations. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $3.92–$4.02.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, equivalent to an annualized $2.49 dividend and a 2.9% yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $99.36.

ABN Amro Investment Solutions grew its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 58.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 159,302 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 58,448 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions' holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $13,982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Apollon Financial LLC boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 7.6% in the second quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 3,799 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 44.5% during the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 315,851 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $27,722,000 after purchasing an additional 97,289 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 18,587 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,631,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT raised its position in NextEra Energy by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 11,595 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,018,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the period. Finally, Atlatl Advisers LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $85,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company's stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $86.18 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $87.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.95. The company has a market cap of $179.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 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.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analysts' expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. 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, equities analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders 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 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded NextEra Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered NextEra Energy from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $99.36.

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.

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