Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD Reduces Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD lowered its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 25.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 53,702 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 17,981 shares during the period. Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $4,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 28,282 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,854 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in NextEra Energy by 38.4% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 12,542 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $887,000 after purchasing an additional 3,479 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in NextEra Energy by 18.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 852 shares during the period. Finally, United Bank raised its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.9% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,596 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after buying an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In related news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total value of $458,862.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. 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, May 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $111.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Thursday, May 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $85.86 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $91.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.24. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.20 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The stock has a market cap of $179.05 billion, a PE ratio of 21.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.68.

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

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

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

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.