Handelsbanken Fonder AB Boosts Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 55.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 182,719 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 65,085 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $14,669,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 692.3% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 135.4% in the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about NextEra Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NextEra’s board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, underscoring its ongoing shareholder payout and income appeal. NextEra Energy board declares quarterly dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary around NextEra’s approximately $67 billion all-stock acquisition of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) frames the deal as a major bet on surging electricity demand, especially from AI data centers, and could support long-term earnings growth if integration goes well. One Thing Investors Should Know About NextEra’s Acquisition of Dominion
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media coverage also highlighted that NextEra’s latest earnings call signaled robust growth, reinforcing confidence in the company’s operating momentum. NextEra Energy’s Earnings Call Signals Robust Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Reuters reported NextEra also agreed to buy Caliber Resource Partners for about $1.3 billion and set up a shale joint venture, but this looks more like a portfolio restructuring move than an immediate stock catalyst. NextEra to buy Quantum-backed energy firm Caliber, set up US shale JV
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage noted that the Dominion deal initially rattled Wall Street because of concerns about the purchase price, dilution, and whether the transaction will pay off. NextEra stock drops as Wall Street balks at Dominion share price
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters also flagged risk that the mega-merger may hinge on keeping customer power bills under control while expanding capacity for energy-hungry data centers, which could become a regulatory and execution headwind. Giant US power merger bets on AI build-out, but may hinge on power bills

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Seaport Research Partners decreased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, HSBC boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.15.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $1,775,791.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total value of $458,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 31,767 shares of company stock valued at $2,881,077. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $89.66 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $63.88 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $186.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.73.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The business had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. On average, analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

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.