Lawood & Co. Invests $2.16 Million in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Posted by George Bondi on May 16th, 2026

Lawood & Co. bought a new position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 26,891 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,159,000. NextEra Energy makes up 2.0% of Lawood & Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of NEE. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $887,000 after buying an additional 3,479 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 852 shares during the period. Finally, United Bank grew its position in NextEra Energy by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NEE stock opened at $93.34 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $63.88 and a one year high of $98.75. The company’s 50-day moving average is $92.94 and its 200 day moving average is $87.81. The company has a market capitalization of $194.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on NEE. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.10.

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Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $458,862.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Treasurer James Michael May sold 7,161 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total transaction of $646,423.47. Following the transaction, the treasurer owned 26,719 shares in the company, valued at $2,411,924.13. This represents a 21.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,881,077. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

About NextEra Energy

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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.

NextEra’s activities cover the full lifecycle of power assets, from project development and construction to operation, maintenance and asset optimization.