NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Stock Holdings Lowered by State of Alaska Department of Revenue

State of Alaska Department of Revenue cut its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 3.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 197,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 6,730 shares during the quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $14,965,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Walker Asset Management LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.2% in the first quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $465,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 12,594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. now owns 16,669 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,463,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on NEE shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of NextEra Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $110.00 to $99.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.65.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NEE traded up $0.54 on Thursday, hitting $78.91. The company had a trading volume of 6,820,598 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,745,954. The stock has a market cap of $164.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $81.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.76. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $74.41 and a 1-year high of $98.75.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%. The company had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

Key Stories Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded NEE to “strong buy.” The rating change provides a near-term boost to sentiment and suggests the firm sees attractive upside at recent valuation levels. Wells Fargo upgrade article
• Positive Sentiment: NextEra and Brookfield are planning a potential $100 billion AI energy hub in Kentucky. The proposal reportedly includes a 1.8-gigawatt data-center campus, 2 gigawatts of gas-fired generation and 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage. If executed, the project could support long-term power demand, infrastructure investment and growth for NextEra’s energy businesses. Brookfield and NextEra AI hub article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and research services continue to highlight NextEra’s history of earnings surprises and the possibility of another quarterly beat. KeyCorp also raised its fourth-quarter 2026 EPS estimate to $0.49 from $0.44. NextEra earnings outlook article
• Neutral Sentiment: NextEra disclosed a proposed $15.5 million insurance-funded settlement of shareholder litigation alongside governance reforms. The settlement may reduce legal uncertainty, although the reforms could increase oversight and compliance requirements. Governance settlement article
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp lowered several longer-term EPS estimates. Its forecasts declined for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, while its Q3 2026 estimate fell to $1.23 from $1.34. Separately, Morgan Stanley warned that higher interest rates could pressure clean-tech valuations, a risk for capital-intensive utilities such as NEE. Morgan Stanley clean-tech valuation article

NextEra Energy Profile

NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the company generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers across Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers and operates a diverse generation portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, nuclear and other resources.

NextEra Energy’s other major business, NextEra Energy Resources, develops, owns and operates energy projects in the United States and Canada.