Truist Financial Corp Lowers Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Truist Financial Corp cut its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,167,279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 6,517 shares during the quarter. Truist Financial Corp owned approximately 0.06% of NextEra Energy worth $88,118,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NEE. Activest Wealth Management raised its holdings in NextEra Energy by 79.7% in the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 354 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in NextEra Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 200.0% during the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE NEE opened at $87.64 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.60. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $61.72 and a one year high of $88.96. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $82.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.87. The firm has a market cap of $182.52 billion, a PE ratio of 27.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.74.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $6.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 12.18%. NextEra Energy’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. Analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NEE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on NextEra Energy from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays boosted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, New Street Research set a $84.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.56.

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 10,826 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $920,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 15,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,329,655. The trade was a 40.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Armando Pimentel, Jr. sold 145,140 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total transaction of $12,178,697.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 162,693 shares in the company, valued at $13,651,569.63. This represents a 47.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.18% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 profit beat and segment strength — NextEra reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $0.54, topping estimates as renewables and FPL demand supported profits, which helped lift sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management reiterated guidance and long-term growth targets — management held 2026 adjusted EPS guidance and outlined a plan for ~8% CAGR in adjusted EPS through 2032 plus $90–$100B capex to 2032; FPL secured a multi?year rate deal (ROE midpoint ~10.95%), giving visibility to utility returns. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Growing large?load demand and nuclear pivot — NextEra is actively marketing nuclear output and is weighing nuclear expansion to serve hyperscalers/data centers, creating a potential new high?margin market for long?term contracted power. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — Institutional commentary and sell?side notes after the results emphasize long?term growth; at least one shop raised NextEra’s price target and kept an outperform view, reinforcing buyer interest. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum/technicals supportive but stretched — market commentary notes strong YTD gains and stretched momentum (overbought indicators), which supports continuation but raises the odds of short pauses or consolidation. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum investor interest — Coverage argues NEE is a momentum name given recent strength and fundamentals, which can sustain flows but also increases sensitivity to sentiment shifts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed estimates — Q4 revenue of $6.56B trailed the consensus (~$7.07B), which tempers the beat and could be cited by critics as a near?term weakness to watch. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and concentration risk — NEE trades at a premium (high-teens/20s P/E range reported by market commentary) and near its 52?week high, which increases downside risk if growth or data?center demand disappoints. Read More.

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.