Banque Cantonale Vaudoise decreased its stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) by 52.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 40,990 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 44,491 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $3,291,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 24.8% during the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 64,158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,843,000 after purchasing an additional 12,738 shares during the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 5.0% during the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 326,193 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $24,624,000 after purchasing an additional 15,600 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.3% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,845,447 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $365,783,000 after purchasing an additional 60,324 shares during the last quarter. Indivisible Partners acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth $1,355,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 61.8% during the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 60,985 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,604,000 after purchasing an additional 23,288 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $458,862.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares in the company, valued at $1,572,165. The trade was a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,881,077 over the last quarter. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NextEra Energy Price Performance
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Argus set a $92.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, HSBC lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.35.
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Key Headlines Impacting NextEra Energy
Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NextEra says the Dominion combination could strengthen its long-term growth profile, expand its scale in regulated power, and better position the company to serve surging electricity demand from AI data centers. Giant US power merger bets on AI build-out, but may hinge on power bills
- Positive Sentiment: Management has argued the deal should improve affordability and create a stronger credit profile, which could support future earnings growth if regulators approve the transaction. NextEra CEO Ketchum sees Dominion deal boosting energy affordability
- Neutral Sentiment: NextEra was also highlighted on CNBC’s “Final Trades,” adding some positive sentiment, but this appears to be a minor catalyst compared with the merger news. Alibaba, NextEra Energy, Transocean And A Real Estate Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried the Dominion deal will face a lengthy regulatory review, especially in Virginia, which could delay closing and add uncertainty around approvals and execution. NextEra-Dominion Merger Likely Faces Lengthy Virginia Review, RBC Says
- Negative Sentiment: The size of the transaction has also sparked skepticism over valuation and sparked shareholder scrutiny, including a class-action style investigation into whether the merger terms are fair to NextEra holders. HAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Announces An Investigation of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE)
- Negative Sentiment: Separately, Reuters reported NextEra will buy Caliber Resource Partners for $1.3 billion and create a shale-focused joint venture, adding another capital allocation item for investors to digest. NextEra to buy Quantum-backed energy firm Caliber, set up US shale JV, sources say
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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