NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by GTS Securities LLC

GTS Securities LLC lowered its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 96.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,660 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 102,814 shares during the period. GTS Securities LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $321,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Erste Group Bank downgraded NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $114.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.33.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 1.0%

NYSE:NEE opened at $83.96 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $86.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $175.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.87, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.65. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.24 and a 1-year high of $98.75.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.04. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The firm had revenue of $7.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.96%.

About NextEra Energy

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.