Peterson Wealth Services Acquires 11,069 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Peterson Wealth Services increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 8,999.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,192 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,069 shares during the period. Peterson Wealth Services’ holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $898,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,105 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,132,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 2,354 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 1.9% in the third quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 6,590 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $497,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.4% in the third quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. now owns 30,147 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westmount Partners LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Westmount Partners LLC now owns 6,660 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimate for NextEra Energy to $4.03 per share from $4.02 and kept a Buy rating, reinforcing the view that earnings expectations are moving slightly higher.
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra Energy Transmission energized a 137-mile transmission line in New Mexico, a project expected to improve grid reliability and lower residential electric bills, highlighting ongoing infrastructure growth in the regulated utility business. Article: Critical New Power Line Boosts New Mexico’s Grid Reliability, Economic Growth and Access to Affordable Energy
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles suggested NextEra could benefit if the market sees its potential Dominion Energy deal as part of a broader utility consolidation trend, which could support the stock on merger optimism. Article: Prediction: NextEra Energy’s $67 Billion Dominion Acquisition Could Spur More Utility Deals. This Tie-Up Could Be Next.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentary pieces put NEE back in the spotlight, with one bullish thesis and another noting the stock is a trending name, but these were mostly sentiment-driven rather than new company-specific developments. Article: Is NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: One valuation-focused article said investors are trying to reconcile dividend appeal and earnings multiples, suggesting the stock may be seen as fairly valued rather than obviously cheap, which can limit upside enthusiasm in the near term. Article: Is NextEra Energy (NEE) Priced Right After Mixed Signals From Dividends And Earnings Multiples

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays set a $90.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NEE opened at $84.89 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The company has a market capitalization of $177.01 billion, a PE ratio of 21.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $67.20 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.26.

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

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is currently 63.36%.

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.