NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Bought by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Key Points

• Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its NextEra Energy stake by 7.5% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 256,424 shares valued at approximately $22.5 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 78.72% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with NextEra receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $99.36. Recent targets range from $105 to $116.
• NextEra reported quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share, exceeding estimates, 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 a 2.9% annualized yield.

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 7.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 256,424 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 17,919 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund's holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $22,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NEE. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,028,000 after acquiring an additional 1,840 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position 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 period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Bank grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NEE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. HC Wainwright restated a "buy" rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Erste Group Bank cut shares of NextEra Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $108.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $99.36.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $86.29 on Wednesday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.24 and a twelve month high of $98.75. 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 market capitalization of $179.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.39, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $87.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.96.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The business'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. As a group, analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 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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