BLB&B Advisors LLC Purchases 7,768 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

BLB&B Advisors LLC boosted its position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 205,152 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,768 shares during the period. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $15,487,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NEE. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 19,380 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,463,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. apricus wealth LLC lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 3.8% in the third quarter. apricus wealth LLC now owns 3,272 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fingerlakes Wealth Management Inc. now owns 16,215 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,224,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 48,300 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,646,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Veltria Advisors Corp. grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Veltria Advisors Corp. now owns 3,024 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about NextEra Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on NEE to $98, which supports upside versus the current market price and can buoy investor sentiment. Wells Fargo Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights NextEra as a stronger utility pick versus Southern Company, citing higher growth forecasts and cleaner-energy exposure — a relative-strength argument that can attract rotation into NEE. Zacks: NEE vs Southern Company
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage framing NextEra as a leader in “AI-enabled” energy investing (Yahoo) can amplify thematic investor interest ahead of earnings, potentially supporting multiple expansion if execution stories are strong. Is NextEra the Best AI Energy Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks previews the Q4 report and asks whether to buy, sell or hold, summarizing the conflicting forces of Florida utility growth and clean-energy demand versus a premium valuation — useful context but not a clear directional catalyst. Zacks Q4 Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ breakdown of analyst projections for Q4 metrics gives detail investors can use to model upside/downside around beats or misses, but it doesn’t change fundamentals by itself. Zacks: Analyst Projections
• Neutral Sentiment: A Yahoo piece examining whether NEE’s price reflects its clean-energy ambitions frames valuation questions for longer-term investors but is not an immediate catalyst. Yahoo: Does Price Reflect Ambitions?
• Neutral Sentiment: A Sharewise/Zacks feature roundup keeps NEE in the analyst spotlight; visibility helps liquidity but doesn’t by itself move fundamentals. Sharewise: Zacks Feature
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece warns that broad investor love and positioning could be a risk — crowding and valuation multiple compression are flagged as potential downside triggers if growth disappoints. Seeking Alpha: Overcrowding Concern
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares at ~$85, materially reducing his stake — such disclosures often create short-term selling pressure or signal personal liquidity-taking. SEC Form 4: Insider Sale

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $920,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 15,643 shares in the company, valued at $1,329,655. This represents a 40.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Armando Pimentel, Jr. sold 145,140 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total transaction of $12,178,697.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 162,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,651,569.63. The trade was a 47.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NEE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 target price (up from $84.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Argus set a $90.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $89.00 price target (down previously from $90.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on NextEra Energy from $78.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.94.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $84.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.55. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.72 and a fifty-two week high of $87.53. The stock has a market cap of $176.69 billion, a PE ratio of 27.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $82.25 and a 200-day moving average of $78.61.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.09. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 24.72%.The firm had revenue of $7.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.03 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current year.

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.