Nordea Investment Management AB Cuts Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Nordea Investment Management AB trimmed its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 10.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,763,447 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 705,496 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $463,554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Abound Wealth Management grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 108.2% in the 3rd quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 456 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets set a $95.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Argus set a $92.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings downgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.44.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Federal approval for up to 10 GW of natural‑gas generation in Texas and Pennsylvania — this is a large, near‑term capacity build that supports revenue growth, project backlog and visibility for regulated and merchant earnings; market headlines around the approval drove buying interest earlier in the session. Trump approves up to 10 GW of NextEra gas power projects in Texas
• Positive Sentiment: Company press release confirming presidential approval and positioning the projects within a broader U.S. trade framework — reinforces execution pathway and gives management a clearer funding/use case for new builds. NextEra Energy receives approval from President Donald J. Trump to develop up to 10 GW…
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage in utilities/ETF stories highlights NextEra as a core utility/clean‑energy holding — good for longer‑term demand from income and ESG investors but unlikely to move the stock materially on its own. Forget Savings Accounts and Buy These 2 Utility ETFs Instead
• Negative Sentiment: Planned $2 billion equity units offering to fund projects — raises near‑term dilution and supply concerns that can pressure the share price even if proceeds finance growth. The financing context likely offset some of the positive reaction to the project approval. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) Plans to Sell $2 billion in Equity Units to Fund Energy Projects
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the approval headlines, heavy intraday selling drove the stock lower on the session reported — volume was well above average, suggesting profit‑taking or positioning changes by institutional holders after the initial rally. (Market data: volume ~21M vs avg ~9.9M.)

NextEra Energy Stock Down 3.0%

NextEra Energy stock opened at $89.63 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $186.75 billion, a PE ratio of 27.24 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 $95.91.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 24.93%.The firm had revenue of $6.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.07 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.53 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 75.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

In other news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $1,775,791.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,667,071.39. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $458,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares in the company, valued at $1,572,165. The trade was a 22.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 190,816 shares of company stock worth $17,075,619. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy 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.