Mattson Financial Services LLC Decreases Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Mattson Financial Services LLC decreased its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 38.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 23,857 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 14,666 shares during the period. Mattson Financial Services LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $1,915,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 216,033,697 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $17,343,185,000 after purchasing an additional 2,234,176 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 47,272,019 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,781,790,000 after purchasing an additional 966,152 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,816,327,000. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,281,357 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,387,347,000 after purchasing an additional 485,854 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 16,787,191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,267,265,000 after buying an additional 373,088 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE stock opened at $84.89 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $91.09 and a 200-day moving average of $88.26. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.20 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The company has a market cap of $177.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.60, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.68.

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

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.36%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on NEE. Barclays set a $90.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.20.

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

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.