USS Investment Management Ltd Purchases 10,312 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

USS Investment Management Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 3.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 345,226 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,312 shares during the period. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $32,073,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after purchasing an additional 1,840 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $887,000 after buying an additional 3,479 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Bank grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,083,000 after buying an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NEE shares. HSBC raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Barclays set a $90.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. DA Davidson increased their target price on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on NextEra Energy from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.86.

Trending Headlines about NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: NextEra is being viewed as a potential beneficiary of rising AI electricity demand, with coverage suggesting its scale in clean power generation could make it a key supplier as data centers need more uninterrupted power. Why Is NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Linked to S&P 500 AI Demand?
• Positive Sentiment: Articles also emphasize NextEra’s clean-power leadership, which could support longer-term growth if utilities and hyperscale tech customers keep prioritizing low-carbon electricity. NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) Leads Clean Power Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are still expecting modest earnings growth into the company’s upcoming quarterly report, which keeps the near-term earnings setup constructive if NextEra can meet expectations. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From NextEra Energy’s Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces compare NextEra with other utilities such as FirstEnergy, mainly focusing on relative value rather than a major new catalyst, so these stories are more about investor positioning than a clear stock-moving event. FE or NEE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage about NextEra facing a “power demand test” underscores that investors are watching whether AI-related electricity growth translates into durable earnings, but it does not point to a specific near-term change in fundamentals. NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Faces A Power Demand Test
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory scrutiny is a key overhang: a U.S. senator has asked regulators to reject NextEra’s roughly $66.8 billion Dominion acquisition, warning it could concentrate too much power in one company. That raises deal-risk and potential delay risk for the stock. US senator asks regulator to reject giant NextEra-Dominion power deal, filing
• Negative Sentiment: One analyst comparison noted that other clean-energy names may offer more upside than NEE, suggesting some investors may see NextEra as less attractive on a valuation basis after its recent run. NextEra’s Dominion Deal Could Put It at the Center of the AI Power Race

NextEra Energy Trading Down 1.1%

NEE stock opened at $87.72 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $182.93 billion, a PE ratio of 22.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $67.54 and a one year high of $98.75. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $89.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced 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. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.36%.

About NextEra Energy

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.