Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp decreased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 15.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,086,649 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 584,645 shares during the quarter. NextEra Energy makes up 0.6% of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp's portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned 0.15% of NextEra Energy worth $218,813,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bellwether Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 237.7% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 520 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 366 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on NEE shares. HSBC cut their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $88.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $84.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $86.00 to $82.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $84.42.
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NextEra Energy Stock Performance
Shares of NEE traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $70.56. The stock had a trading volume of 6,542,959 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,707,976. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $72.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.52. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.72 and a fifty-two week high of $86.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.67, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.63.
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 22.84% and a return on equity of 12.31%. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.52 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.96 EPS. The business's revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current year.
NextEra Energy Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.5665 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $2.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 79.37%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other NextEra Energy news, Treasurer James Michael May sold 2,177 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.50, for a total transaction of $168,717.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the treasurer directly owned 27,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,143,805. This represents a 7.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Robert Coffey sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.84, for a total transaction of $538,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 26,539 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,906,561.76. This trade represents a 22.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,361 shares of company stock worth $2,365,398. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company's stock.
NextEra Energy Profile
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NextEra Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
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