Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) recently sold shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. NYSE: NEE. In a filing disclosed on May 09th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in NextEra Energy stock on April 7th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY ACTIVE ASSETS (1)" account.
Representative Jared Moskowitz also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amgen NASDAQ: AMGN on 4/16/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 4/16/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Starbucks NASDAQ: SBUX on 4/10/2025.
- Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS on 4/10/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS on 4/10/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Southern NYSE: SO on 4/7/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of AbbVie NYSE: ABBV on 4/7/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sherwin-Williams NYSE: SHW on 4/7/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Texas Instruments NASDAQ: TXN on 4/7/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 4/7/2025.
NextEra Energy Stock Performance
NEE traded up $2.27 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $74.46. 17,522,981 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,906,635. The stock has a market cap of $153.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.47 and a quick ratio of 0.38. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.72 and a 12 month high of $86.10.
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 28.06% and a return on equity of 11.85%. The company had revenue of $6.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.58 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current year.
NextEra Energy Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.5665 per share. This is a positive change from NextEra Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. This represents a $2.27 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. NextEra Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 84.64%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
NEE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $97.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $77.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $79.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on NextEra Energy from $81.00 to $77.00 in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $83.46.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on NEE
Hedge Funds Weigh In On NextEra Energy
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NEE. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,484,197,000. GQG Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 58.4% in the 1st quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 17,236,502 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,221,896,000 after buying an additional 6,352,798 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $244,169,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $240,269,000. Finally, Amundi boosted its position in NextEra Energy by 49.8% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 9,543,552 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $676,008,000 after purchasing an additional 3,172,405 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at NextEra Energy
In other news, EVP Charles E. Sieving sold 23,684 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total transaction of $1,657,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 196,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,777,190. This represents a 10.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO James Michael May sold 2,383 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.09, for a total value of $162,258.47. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 27,427 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,867,504.43. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Representative Moskowitz
Jared Evan Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 23rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 23rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Jared Evan Moskowitz was born in Coral Springs, Florida. Moskowitz graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from George Washington University in 2003 and a law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2007. Moskowitz's career experience includes working as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and general counsel with AshBritt Inc.
About NextEra Energy
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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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