NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Bought by Baillie Gifford & Co.

Baillie Gifford & Co. boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 706.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 257,658 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 225,691 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co.’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $19,451,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 2.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 212,877,021 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $14,777,923,000 after acquiring an additional 5,554,603 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.2% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 45,724,229 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,161,774,000 after purchasing an additional 526,996 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,375,545,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,786,728 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,165,896,000 after purchasing an additional 340,315 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.6% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 16,414,103 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,139,467,000 after buying an additional 408,198 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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: Wells Fargo raised its price target on NEE to $98, which supports upside versus the current market price and can buoy investor sentiment. Wells Fargo Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights NextEra as a stronger utility pick versus Southern Company, citing higher growth forecasts and cleaner-energy exposure — a relative-strength argument that can attract rotation into NEE. Zacks: NEE vs Southern Company
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage framing NextEra as a leader in “AI-enabled” energy investing (Yahoo) can amplify thematic investor interest ahead of earnings, potentially supporting multiple expansion if execution stories are strong. Is NextEra the Best AI Energy Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks previews the Q4 report and asks whether to buy, sell or hold, summarizing the conflicting forces of Florida utility growth and clean-energy demand versus a premium valuation — useful context but not a clear directional catalyst. Zacks Q4 Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ breakdown of analyst projections for Q4 metrics gives detail investors can use to model upside/downside around beats or misses, but it doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Zacks: Analyst Projections
• Neutral Sentiment: A Yahoo piece examining whether NEE’s price reflects its clean-energy ambitions frames valuation questions for longer-term investors but is not an immediate catalyst. Yahoo: Does Price Reflect Ambitions?
• Neutral Sentiment: A Sharewise/Zacks feature roundup keeps NEE in the analyst spotlight; visibility helps liquidity but doesn’t by itself move fundamentals. Sharewise: Zacks Feature
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece warns that broad investor love and positioning could be a risk — crowding and valuation multiple compression are flagged as potential downside triggers if growth disappoints. Seeking Alpha: Overcrowding Concern
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares at ~$85, materially reducing his stake — such disclosures often create short-term selling pressure or signal personal liquidity-taking. SEC Form 4: Insider Sale

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $89.00 price target (down previously from $90.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $87.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 price objective (up previously from $84.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $91.94.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $84.84 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.61. The company has a market cap of $176.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.74. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.72 and a 12 month high of $87.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.09. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 24.72% and a return on equity of 12.42%. The company had revenue of $7.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In related news, CEO Armando Pimentel, Jr. sold 145,140 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total value of $12,178,697.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 162,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,651,569.63. This trade represents a 47.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $920,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 15,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,329,655. The trade was a 40.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.