NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by Huntington National Bank

Huntington National Bank reduced its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 990,891 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 12,445 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank's holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $79,549,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 24.8% in the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 64,158 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $4,843,000 after acquiring an additional 12,738 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.0% in the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 326,193 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $24,624,000 after acquiring an additional 15,600 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.3% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,845,447 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $365,783,000 after acquiring an additional 60,324 shares in the last quarter. Indivisible Partners purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,355,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 7.3% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 849,352 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $64,373,000 after acquiring an additional 57,711 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

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 stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $1,775,791.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at $6,667,071.39. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total value of $458,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares in the company, valued at $1,572,165. This represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,881,077 over the last quarter. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $87.63 on Thursday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $66.77 and a one 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 has a market cap of $182.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.30, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.73. The business's 50 day moving average price is $92.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.20.

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

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy's payout ratio is currently 63.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on NEE shares. Argus set a $92.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays set a $90.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy presently 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.

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