Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Has $6.12 Million Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Key Points

• Aware Super reduced its NextEra Energy stake by 61.3% in the second quarter, selling 110,261 shares and retaining 69,718 shares valued at approximately $6.12 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.72% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.36. Individual targets range from $95 to $116.
• NextEra reported quarterly EPS of $1.15, exceeding estimates of $1.11, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year to $7.53 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, representing an annualized yield of about 2.9%.

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super lessened its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 61.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 69,718 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 110,261 shares during the quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super's holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $6,119,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $348,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 38.4% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $887,000 after acquiring an additional 3,479 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 18.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Mizuho set a $95.00 price target on NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $116.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $99.36.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.1%

NextEra Energy stock opened at $86.29 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.24 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.96. The company has a market cap of $179.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.67.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 32.40% and a return on equity of 12.28%. The firm had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. Research analysts anticipate 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 will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is 55.96%.

NextEra Energy 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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