5,588 Shares in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Bought by Passumpsic Savings Bank

Passumpsic Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 5,588 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $449,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anfield Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 78.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,667,071.39. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $458,862.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 31,767 shares of company stock valued at $2,881,077 in the last 90 days. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

NextEra Energy stock opened at $93.34 on Monday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $63.88 and a 1 year high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $92.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $194.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.73.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A merger with Dominion Energy could create a much larger utility platform and help NextEra Energy capitalize on rising power demand from AI data centers and other large-load customers. NextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that the deal would be mostly stock-based suggest NextEra may preserve more cash flexibility than if it funded a large all-cash acquisition. NextEra to discuss paying about $76 per share for Dominion, Bloomberg News reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary has also highlighted broader bullish interest in NextEra as a way to play the utility sector’s exposure to long-term power demand growth. NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Eyes Dominion (D) Deal as AI Data Centers Drive Power Demand
• Negative Sentiment: Some reports suggest the acquisition could be enormous, raising concerns about integration risk, leverage, and regulatory scrutiny that may be pressuring shares. NextEra, Dominion in talks over tie-up to create $400 billion US utility giant, FT reports

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on NEE. Morgan Stanley set a $108.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $107.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.10.

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.