Trivium Point Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) by 38.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 39,051 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 24,366 shares during the period. Trivium Point Advisory LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $2,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the second quarter worth $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in NextEra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Quaker Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 772 shares during the period. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. HSBC lifted their price target on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Barclays increased their price objective on NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Argus set a $92.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.05.
NextEra Energy Stock Performance
NYSE NEE opened at $93.68 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.72 and a twelve month high of $95.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $195.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.47, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.76. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $86.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.64.
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 24.93%.The company had revenue of $6.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.53 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NextEra Energy Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 69.00%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy
In other news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,675,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $867,870. The trade was a 65.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total transaction of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,332,054.22. The trade was a 24.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 159,049 shares of company stock valued at $14,194,542. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
NextEra Energy News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Scale + AI tailwinds: MarketBeat highlights utilities — and NEE in particular — as beneficiaries of rising data‑center and AI power demand, noting analyst upgrades and strong YTD performance that support a longer‑term growth narrative. This reinforces the bull case that NextEra’s mix of regulated utility assets and renewables could see higher utilization and pricing over time. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation re‑assessment: A Yahoo Finance piece reviews NextEra’s strong one‑year shareholder returns and questions current valuation levels — useful context for investors deciding whether recent gains already reflect future growth. Assessing NextEra Energy (NEE) Valuation
- Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large call activity: Traders bought ~217,413 call options (a ~941% jump vs. typical daily call volume). This could signal speculative bullish positioning or structured hedging ahead of corporate events — outcome is ambiguous for longer‑term holders.
- Negative Sentiment: $2.0B equity units offering — dilution and near‑term pressure: NextEra priced a public offering of $2.0 billion of equity units (underwriters have an option for an additional $300M) to fund energy projects; the deal is expected to close March 3. The announcement prompted a selloff this week (shares fell notably on the news). Investors should weigh the growth use of proceeds against near‑term share dilution and increased float. NextEra to sell $2 billion of equity units NEE Stock Drops on $2B Equity Offering
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.
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