Quilter Plc Has $65.50 Million Stock Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Quilter Plc raised its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 6.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 867,650 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 53,815 shares during the quarter. Quilter Plc’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $65,499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 raised its position in NextEra Energy by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position 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 valued at $887,000 after buying an additional 3,479 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 18.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norden Group LLC boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 45.3% during the 2nd quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 6,233 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Argus set a $90.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $89.00 price target (down from $90.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $78.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.94.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Armando Pimentel, Jr. sold 145,140 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total transaction of $12,178,697.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 162,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,651,569.63. This trade represents a 47.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $920,210.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 15,643 shares in the company, valued at $1,329,655. This trade represents a 40.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $84.84 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $82.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.61. The company has a market cap of $176.69 billion, a PE ratio of 27.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.74. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.72 and a twelve month high of $87.53.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.09. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 24.72%.The business had revenue of $7.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on NEE to $98, which supports upside versus the current market price and can buoy investor sentiment. Wells Fargo Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights NextEra as a stronger utility pick versus Southern Company, citing higher growth forecasts and cleaner-energy exposure — a relative-strength argument that can attract rotation into NEE. Zacks: NEE vs Southern Company
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage framing NextEra as a leader in “AI-enabled” energy investing (Yahoo) can amplify thematic investor interest ahead of earnings, potentially supporting multiple expansion if execution stories are strong. Is NextEra the Best AI Energy Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks previews the Q4 report and asks whether to buy, sell or hold, summarizing the conflicting forces of Florida utility growth and clean-energy demand versus a premium valuation — useful context but not a clear directional catalyst. Zacks Q4 Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ breakdown of analyst projections for Q4 metrics gives detail investors can use to model upside/downside around beats or misses, but it doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Zacks: Analyst Projections
• Neutral Sentiment: A Yahoo piece examining whether NEE’s price reflects its clean-energy ambitions frames valuation questions for longer-term investors but is not an immediate catalyst. Yahoo: Does Price Reflect Ambitions?
• Neutral Sentiment: A Sharewise/Zacks feature roundup keeps NEE in the analyst spotlight; visibility helps liquidity but doesn’t by itself move fundamentals. Sharewise: Zacks Feature
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece warns that broad investor love and positioning could be a risk — crowding and valuation multiple compression are flagged as potential downside triggers if growth disappoints. Seeking Alpha: Overcrowding Concern
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares at ~$85, materially reducing his stake — such disclosures often create short-term selling pressure or signal personal liquidity-taking. SEC Form 4: Insider Sale

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.