106,100 Shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Purchased by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

26 Jun 2026, 12:26 by Michael Walen · The Markets Daily

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 106,100 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $9,855,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NEE. Norges Bank bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,816,327,000. Employees Provident Fund Board bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $240,840,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its position in NextEra Energy by 47.3% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 9,254,022 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $742,913,000 after buying an additional 2,972,924 shares during the period. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $177,198,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in NextEra Energy by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 216,033,697 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $17,343,185,000 after buying an additional 2,234,176 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.86.

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Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy

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

Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target on NextEra Energy to $117 from $111 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling continued upside potential and supporting bullish sentiment. Morgan Stanley price target update
Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary highlighted NextEra’s large capital plan through 2030, including investments in Florida Power & Light, renewables, and storage, which could drive steady long-term earnings growth. Strategic investments article
Positive Sentiment: Several articles tied NextEra to rising AI electricity demand, which reinforces the company’s role as a potential beneficiary of higher power needs from data centers and related infrastructure. AI boom energy trade article
Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage also focused on whether the stock still offers value after its strong one-year rally, suggesting investors are weighing growth prospects against a less attractive valuation. Valuation article
Neutral Sentiment: Erste Group Bank AG downgraded NextEra Energy from buy to hold, which could temper enthusiasm, but the move does not indicate a bearish stance. Downgrade reference
Neutral Sentiment: Investor interest remains elevated, and recent commentary noted the stock has been active despite broader market weakness. Recent stock movement article

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $87.68 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.38. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $67.20 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The company has a market cap of $182.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.31, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.68.

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

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.36%.

NextEra Energy Profile

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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.