Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. Sells 42,840 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Key Points

• Resona Asset Management cut its NextEra Energy stake by 6.6%, selling 42,840 shares and retaining 608,795 shares valued at approximately $53.6 million.
• NextEra Energy has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from analysts, with an average price target of $99.36; institutional investors own 78.72% of the stock.
• The company beat quarterly earnings expectations with EPS of $1.15, while revenue rose 12.4% year over year. NextEra also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, representing a 2.9% annualized yield.

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. trimmed its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE - Free Report) by 6.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 608,795 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 42,840 shares during the quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $53,564,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Walker Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 5,010 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC increased its position in NextEra Energy by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 12,594 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,170,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC raised its stake in NextEra Energy by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC now owns 28,267 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,269,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in NextEra Energy by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 978 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID boosted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 23.2% in the first quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut NextEra Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. DA Davidson upped their target price on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Erste Group Bank cut NextEra Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. HSBC lifted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and set a $108.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, July 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $99.36.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $86.29 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $179.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.96. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.24 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.11 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The business's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

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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