Corient Private Wealth LP Buys 617,513 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Key Points

• Corient Private Wealth increased its NextEra Energy stake by 32.3%, purchasing 617,513 additional shares to reach 2.53 million shares valued at approximately $222.2 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.72% of the company.
• NextEra Energy reported quarterly EPS of $1.15, exceeding estimates of $1.11, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year to $7.53 billion but fell short of the $8.11 billion consensus estimate. The company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $3.92–$4.02.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, equivalent to a 3.0% annualized yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $100.33.

Corient Private Wealth LP increased its position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 32.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,531,453 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiring an additional 617,513 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP owned about 0.12% of NextEra Energy worth $222,186,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 8,297.4% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 222,175,185 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $19,500,316,000 after purchasing an additional 219,529,415 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter worth $2,816,327,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $1,465,987,000. GQG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $651,293,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at about $389,527,000. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company's stock.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:NEE opened at $82.47 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $172.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.53, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.65. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.37 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $86.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.44.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The firm had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on NEE shares. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $108.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barclays set a $91.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Mizuho set a $95.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $100.33.

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), it generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers in Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers across much of the state.

Through NextEra Energy Resources, the company develops, owns and operates power-generation and storage projects in the United States and Canada.

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