NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Stake Cut by MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB

MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lessened its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 306,041 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 5,830 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $24,569,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 213,799,521 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $16,139,726,000 after purchasing an additional 922,500 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,375,545,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 16,787,191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,267,265,000 after buying an additional 373,088 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,786,728 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,165,896,000 after buying an additional 340,315 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 12,461,783 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,012,129,000 after buying an additional 1,780,881 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Treasurer James Michael May sold 7,161 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $646,423.47. Following the transaction, the treasurer directly owned 26,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,411,924.13. This trade represents a 21.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 190,816 shares of company stock valued at $17,075,619. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on NEE shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $87.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. BMO Capital Markets set a $95.00 price objective on NextEra Energy in a report on Thursday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.44.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

NEE stock opened at $89.63 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $89.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.48. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.72 and a 12 month high of $95.91. The company has a market capitalization of $186.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.24 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The business had revenue of $6.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS. NextEra Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 75.68%.

More NextEra Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Federal approval for up to 10 GW of natural‑gas generation in Texas and Pennsylvania — this is a large, near‑term capacity build that supports revenue growth, project backlog and visibility for regulated and merchant earnings; market headlines around the approval drove buying interest earlier in the session. Trump approves up to 10 GW of NextEra gas power projects in Texas
• Positive Sentiment: Company press release confirming presidential approval and positioning the projects within a broader U.S. trade framework — reinforces execution pathway and gives management a clearer funding/use case for new builds. NextEra Energy receives approval from President Donald J. Trump to develop up to 10 GW…
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage in utilities/ETF stories highlights NextEra as a core utility/clean‑energy holding — good for longer‑term demand from income and ESG investors but unlikely to move the stock materially on its own. Forget Savings Accounts and Buy These 2 Utility ETFs Instead
• Negative Sentiment: Planned $2 billion equity units offering to fund projects — raises near‑term dilution and supply concerns that can pressure the share price even if proceeds finance growth. The financing context likely offset some of the positive reaction to the project approval. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) Plans to Sell $2 billion in Equity Units to Fund Energy Projects
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the approval headlines, heavy intraday selling drove the stock lower on the session reported — volume was well above average, suggesting profit‑taking or positioning changes by institutional holders after the initial rally. (Market data: volume ~21M vs avg ~9.9M.)

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.