Capital International Sarl Invests $676,000 in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Capital International Sarl acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 8,425 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $676,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. raised its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 135.4% during the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NEE stock opened at $84.05 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $175.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.39, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.20 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total value of $458,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.20.

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.