Aristotle Atlantic Partners LLC Cuts Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Aristotle Atlantic Partners LLC decreased its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 288,920 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 8,544 shares during the quarter. Aristotle Atlantic Partners LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $23,194,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its position in NextEra Energy by 692.3% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC raised its position in NextEra Energy by 223.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. raised its position in NextEra Energy by 135.4% in the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $85.73 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $178.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.28. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.20 and a 52 week high of $98.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. NextEra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $107.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen upped their price target on NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.57.

NextEra Energy Company 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.