Groupe la Francaise Boosts Stock Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Key Points

• Groupe la Francaise increased its NextEra Energy stake by 49.4% in the second quarter, adding 153,708 shares for a total holding of 464,927 shares valued at approximately $40.6 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.72% of the company.
• NextEra Energy reported quarterly EPS of $1.15, exceeding analysts’ $1.11 estimate, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year to $7.53 billion but fell short of expectations. 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 an annualized $2.49 payout and a 3.0% yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $100.33 versus the reported share price of $83.33.

Groupe la Francaise lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 49.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 464,927 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiring an additional 153,708 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise's holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $40,618,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in NextEra Energy by 7.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in NextEra Energy by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted 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 valued at $887,000 after acquiring an additional 3,479 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NEE stock opened at $83.33 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The company has a market cap of $173.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.73, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.65. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.24 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $86.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.38.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 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 EPS. NextEra Energy's revenue for the quarter 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 predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays set a $91.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $108.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the company 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.33.

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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