Mizuho Markets Americas LLC Sells 71,074 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC cut its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 12.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 517,209 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 71,074 shares during the period. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $45,395,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP bought a new stake in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at $45,440,000. Naples Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC now owns 108,309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $9,506,000 after purchasing an additional 4,307 shares in the last quarter. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth $569,000. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 60,489 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,309,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the period. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,830 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $336,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $116.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Mizuho set a $95.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 target price on NextEra Energy in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.36.

NextEra Energy Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE:NEE opened at $86.18 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $179.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.53. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.24 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.98.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. Analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 55.96%.

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.