NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) EVP Charles Sieving Sells 30,000 Shares

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) EVP Charles Sieving sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $2,700,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 167,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,073,290. The trade was a 15.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

NextEra Energy Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE:NEE traded down $0.80 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $89.17. The stock had a trading volume of 9,794,226 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,897,421. The stock has a market cap of $185.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.10, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.76. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.72 and a fifty-two week high of $90.69. The business’s 50 day moving average is $82.74 and its 200 day moving average is $79.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.49.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. NextEra Energy’s revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 79.7% in the 2nd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 354 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in NextEra Energy in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $98.00 price objective for the company. Argus set a $92.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $104.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $93.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.95.

NextEra Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Deal and growth opportunity with Xcel — NextEra signed an agreement/MOU with Xcel to deliver generation solutions and enable large loads across Xcel’s territories, a move that supports utility-scale renewables and potential demand from large customers (including data centers). Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy Agree
• Positive Sentiment: AI/data-center angle could lift growth and valuation — coverage highlights NextEra’s push into enabling AI data-center loads via partnerships and grid solutions, which could expand higher-margin opportunities beyond traditional utility revenues. NextEra Energy Targets AI Data Center Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term growth narrative remains attractive to some investors — a bullish piece argues NextEra’s dual business model (regulated utility + clean-energy development) positions it for durable growth that could outperform tech in certain scenarios. Forget Tech Stocks: The Utility Play That Could Outperform Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: FY‑2025 and FY‑2026 EPS guidance updated — NextEra issued FY25 EPS guidance of $3.620–3.700 (consensus ~3.690) and FY26 EPS guidance of $3.920–4.020 (consensus ~4.00). Ranges roughly straddle consensus, leaving room for interpretation on near-term growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: Heightened investor attention — coverage and screen interest (e.g., Zacks) are increasing, which can amplify moves both up and down depending on news flow. Zacks: NEE Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Wyoming wind project canceled — NextEra scrapped a Wyoming wind project amid political obstacles reported by the NYT, a development that reduces near‑term project pipeline and highlights regulatory/political execution risk. NextEra Energy scraps Wyoming wind project amid Trump ‘blockade’ – NYT
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns flagged by analysts — commentary arguing NextEra is “back to overvalued” has circulated, pressuring sentiment as the stock trades near its 52-week high. NextEra Energy: Back To Overvalued

About NextEra Energy

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.