NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE)

Over the past six months, NextEra Energy's stock has experienced some fluctuations. As of October 3, 2025, the stock price was $80.06 per share, reflecting a 4.52% decline from October 4, 2024. While the stock decreased by 4.45% over the last 12 months, it saw a 13.08% increase in the past month and a 7.13% rise in the previous week. The year-to-date return for NEE is 11.75%. Key events impacting the stock include shares of NEE plunging by 6.1% following the release of mixed Q2 results on July 23, 2025, NEE shares gaining 2.13% after news of a reported takeover bid for AES Corporation by a BlackRock subsidiary on October 1, 2025, and NextEra Energy is scheduled to announce its fiscal Q3 earnings for 2025 on October 22, 2025.

Demand for NextEra Energy's products and services exhibits seasonality, largely influenced by weather patterns and critical peak periods. NextEra Energy Services actively works with utilities to manage and shift consumer demand away from these peak times. The utility industry typically experiences higher demand during extreme weather conditions, such as hot summers for cooling and cold winters for heating.

NextEra Energy, Inc. is involved in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power to retail and wholesale customers. Its core business encompasses electricity generation from a diverse portfolio of sources, including wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas, oil, and coal. The company also provides electric power transmission and distribution services, develops battery storage projects, and offers risk management services related to power and gas consumption. NextEra Energy operates through its main subsidiaries: Florida Power & Light (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources (NEER).

NextEra Energy's operations span across the United States and Canada. Florida Power & Light (FPL) primarily serves millions of customers in Florida. NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has facilities located in 32 U.S. states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 1 province in Spain, as of December 2017.

NextEra Energy has maintained a strong brand reputation over the past year. On January 30, 2025, the company was named No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2025 list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for the 17th time in 19 years. However, a Seeking Alpha analysis in March 2025 downranked NextEra Energy to a "hold" rating due to shifts in energy policy and citizen pushback against certain wind and solar projects.

NextEra Energy, Inc. is largely controlled by institutional shareholders, who owned 78% of the company as of January 2022 and 82% as of December 2024. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock, Inc., State Street Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley, Franklin Resources Inc, Geode Capital Management, Llc, and Norges Bank. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the largest single shareholder, holding between 9.1% and 9.9% of outstanding shares. Insiders own less than 1% of the company, while the general public (individual investors) held an 18% stake as of December 2024. Recent ownership changes include Global Assets Advisory LLC significantly reducing its holdings by 62.1% as of October 6, 2025, while other institutional investors like Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. and CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased their stakes.