Whalerock Point Partners LLC Trims Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Whalerock Point Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 42,709 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 21,780 shares during the period. Whalerock Point Partners LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $3,224,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 38.4% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $887,000 after purchasing an additional 3,479 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Bank boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NEE has been the subject of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on NextEra Energy from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Mizuho set a $90.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research lifted their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.05.

NextEra Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro/sector tailwind — Utilities are being re-priced as an AI/data‑center driven demand story, which benefits large generators and grid owners like NextEra that combine regulated utility scale with renewable infrastructure. This supports longer‑term growth expectations for NEE. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/returns review — Recent coverage assesses NextEra’s strong one‑year shareholder returns and current valuation metrics; analysts remain cautious on forward multiples even as shares have outperformed, so price action may reflect a tug-of-war between growth optimism and high valuation. Assessing NextEra Energy (NEE) Valuation After Strong 1 Year Shareholder Returns
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity — There was a very large spike in call‑option buying (roughly 217k calls, +941% vs. normal), suggesting short‑term speculative or hedged positioning that could amplify intraday volatility but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. (No single news source for the options stat; included in the news feed.)
• Negative Sentiment: Equity units offering — NextEra priced a $2.0B public offering of equity units (with an underwriter option for an additional amount reported in some premarket notes). The market sold the stock on concerns about dilution and timing; the deal is expected to close March 3, 2026. This development is the most direct driver of today’s weaker price action. NextEra Energy prices $2B equity units offering NextEra to sell $2 billion of equity units to fund energy projects NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units (PRNewswire)
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term market reaction and coverage — Multiple market reports flagged the stock’s decline and linked it to the offering; commentary and premarket notes amplified selling pressure. Expect continued sensitivity to updates on deal size, pricing details and use of proceeds. NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units (Yahoo) NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Drops on $2B Equity Offering

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NEE stock opened at $91.92 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.72 and a fifty-two week high of $95.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $191.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.94, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.49.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $6.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.53 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

In related news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,675,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares in the company, valued at $867,870. The trade was a 65.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total value of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 305,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,332,054.22. This trade represents a 24.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 159,049 shares of company stock valued at $14,194,542. 0.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.