Banco Santander S.A. Boosts Stock Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Banco Santander S.A. raised its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 40.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 209,727 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 59,875 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $15,832,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,375,545,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 212,877,021 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $14,777,923,000 after purchasing an additional 5,554,603 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 1,765.3% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,968,305 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $299,567,000 after buying an additional 3,755,563 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.7% in the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 10,796,329 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $749,481,000 after purchasing an additional 1,701,648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. increased its position in NextEra Energy by 181.9% in the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 2,185,513 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $151,718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,410,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro/sector tailwind — Analysts and sector pieces are flagging utilities as beneficiaries of rising electricity demand from AI and data‑center growth, and NextEra is cited as a scale leader that could see higher long‑term power utilization and pricing. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
• Positive Sentiment: Large bullish/options flow — Unusual activity: about 217,413 call options traded (≈941% above average), signaling sizeable bullish bets or hedging by some market participants; this could support upside if positions reflect conviction rather than short‑term speculation.
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum since earnings — The stock has risen roughly 8.6% since NextEra’s recent earnings report, reflecting investor focus on earnings resilience and the company’s growth profile. NextEra (NEE) Up 8.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance — Over the past year NextEra has outpaced some indices, but analysts remain cautiously optimistic; that context moderates the near‑term reaction to financing news. Is NextEra Energy Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?
• Negative Sentiment: Equity offering priced — NextEra priced a $2.0 billion public offering of equity units (underwriters hold an option for an additional $300M). Markets interpreted the sale as near‑term dilution risk, pressuring the share price. NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units
• Negative Sentiment: Funding purpose noted — Company says proceeds will finance energy and power projects; while this supports growth plans, investors are focused on timing and dilution versus capital structure benefits. NextEra Energy to sell $2 billion of equity units to fund energy projects
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction — Coverage notes the equity offering as the primary driver of the intraday drop and premarket weakness. NextEra Energy Stock Drops On $2B Equity Offering
• Negative Sentiment: Price movement coverage — Market writeups highlighted a larger-than-market drop today, reflecting investor concern about the offering and short‑term liquidity. NextEra Energy (NEE) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NEE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $87.00 price target on NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $106.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group set a $91.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. HSBC boosted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research increased 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.05.

Insider Activity

In other NextEra Energy news, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total value of $8,898,532.02. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,332,054.22. This trade represents a 24.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $1,675,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $867,870. This represents a 65.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 159,049 shares of company stock worth $14,194,542 over the last ninety days. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NEE stock opened at $91.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $191.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.94, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.76. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.72 and a twelve month high of $95.91. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35.

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

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. This is a positive change from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 69.00%.

NextEra Energy 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.