NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Bought by Procyon Advisors LLC

Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 71.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,471 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,725 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $1,483,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 24.8% in the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 64,158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,843,000 after acquiring an additional 12,738 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 5.0% during the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 326,193 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $24,624,000 after purchasing an additional 15,600 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 1.3% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,845,447 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $365,783,000 after purchasing an additional 60,324 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 286.0% in the third quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 22,028 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,594,000 after purchasing an additional 16,322 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 61.8% during the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 60,985 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,604,000 after purchasing an additional 23,288 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

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.)

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,675,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $867,870. This trade represents a 65.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Charles E. Sieving sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $2,700,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 167,481 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,073,290. The trade was a 15.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 190,816 shares of company stock worth $17,075,619 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NYSE NEE opened at $89.63 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $186.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.24 and a beta of 0.76. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.72 and a 1 year high of $95.91. The business’s fifty day moving average is $89.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.60.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $6.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.53 EPS. On average, 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This is a positive change from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.68%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on NEE shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $87.00 target price on NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. BMO Capital Markets set a $95.00 target price on NextEra Energy in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Mizuho set a $90.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.44.

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.