NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Shares Down 1.2% – Time to Sell?

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE)’s stock price dropped 1.2% on Friday . The company traded as low as $87.95 and last traded at $88.61. Approximately 10,611,713 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 6% from the average daily volume of 10,008,002 shares. The stock had previously closed at $89.69.

NextEra Energy News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: NextEra agreed to acquire Dominion Energy in a roughly $67 billion all-stock deal, a move that would create a utility giant with deeper exposure to fast-growing Virginia data center power demand and the AI-driven grid buildout. Investors are viewing the transaction as a major growth catalyst. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced the acquisition of Caliber Resource Partners for about $1.3 billion and a related shale joint venture, broadening NextEra’s energy mix beyond renewables and regulated utilities. Article title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NEE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Scotiabank raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. One 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.15.

NextEra Energy Stock Down 1.2%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.03. The stock has a market cap of $184.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.73.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 63.36%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Treasurer James Michael May sold 7,161 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total transaction of $646,423.47. Following the transaction, the treasurer directly owned 26,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,411,924.13. The trade was a 21.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at $6,667,071.39. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 31,767 shares of company stock valued at $2,881,077. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NextEra Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Groupama Asset Managment increased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 3.5% during the first quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 778,379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $72,296,000 after buying an additional 26,631 shares during the period. WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $452,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $12,006,000. Verus Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the first quarter worth $207,000. Finally, CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd. purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the first quarter worth $214,000. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.