Forsta AP Fonden Sells 14,900 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Forsta AP Fonden decreased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 3.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 429,400 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 14,900 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $34,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 64,158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,843,000 after buying an additional 12,738 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 326,193 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $24,624,000 after buying an additional 15,600 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,845,447 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $365,783,000 after buying an additional 60,324 shares in the last quarter. Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $1,355,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 849,352 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $64,373,000 after buying an additional 57,711 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy

In other news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total transaction of $1,775,791.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at $6,667,071.39. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This represents a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,881,077 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $86.96 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $181.33 billion, a PE ratio of 22.13, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.77 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $92.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.22.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. 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 predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on NEE. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Seaport Research Partners reduced their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays set a $90.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Company 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.