NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by 111 Capital

111 Capital lowered its position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 52.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 14,568 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 15,782 shares during the quarter. 111 Capital’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $1,170,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vestcor Inc lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 124.6% in the fourth quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 165,308 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $13,271,000 after purchasing an additional 91,700 shares during the period. MCF Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 31,705 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,545,000 after buying an additional 5,704 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 9,465 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $760,000 after buying an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 752,275 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $56,893,000 after buying an additional 6,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 50,448 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,050,000 after buying an additional 1,619 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NEE has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.2%

NEE stock opened at $85.86 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.20 and a 12-month high of $98.75. 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 market cap of $179.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.85, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50 day moving average of $91.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.22.

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

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.36%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $458,862.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Treasurer James Michael May sold 7,161 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total transaction of $646,423.47. Following the transaction, the treasurer owned 26,719 shares in the company, valued at $2,411,924.13. This represents a 21.14% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,881,077. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.