NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by Westfield Capital Management Co. LP

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP trimmed its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 20.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 70,506 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 17,581 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $5,322,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in NextEra Energy by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 772 shares during the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in NextEra Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro/sector tailwind — Utilities are being re-priced as an AI/data‑center driven demand story, which benefits large generators and grid owners like NextEra that combine regulated utility scale with renewable infrastructure. This supports longer‑term growth expectations for NEE. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/returns review — Recent coverage assesses NextEra’s strong one‑year shareholder returns and current valuation metrics; analysts remain cautious on forward multiples even as shares have outperformed, so price action may reflect a tug-of-war between growth optimism and high valuation. Assessing NextEra Energy (NEE) Valuation After Strong 1 Year Shareholder Returns
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity — There was a very large spike in call‑option buying (roughly 217k calls, +941% vs. normal), suggesting short‑term speculative or hedged positioning that could amplify intraday volatility but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. (No single news source for the options stat; included in the news feed.)
• Negative Sentiment: Equity units offering — NextEra priced a $2.0B public offering of equity units (with an underwriter option for an additional amount reported in some premarket notes). The market sold the stock on concerns about dilution and timing; the deal is expected to close March 3, 2026. This development is the most direct driver of today’s weaker price action. NextEra Energy prices $2B equity units offering NextEra to sell $2 billion of equity units to fund energy projects NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units (PRNewswire)
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term market reaction and coverage — Multiple market reports flagged the stock’s decline and linked it to the offering; commentary and premarket notes amplified selling pressure. Expect continued sensitivity to updates on deal size, pricing details and use of proceeds. NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units (Yahoo) NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Drops on $2B Equity Offering

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NEE opened at $91.92 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $85.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.49. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.72 and a twelve month high of $95.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $191.52 billion, a PE ratio of 27.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.76.

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

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 69.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group set a $91.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Argus set a $92.00 price target on NextEra Energy 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 issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.05.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total transaction of $8,898,532.02. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,332,054.22. This represents a 24.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $1,675,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $867,870. This trade represents a 65.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 159,049 shares of company stock worth $14,194,542. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Company 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.