Groupama Asset Managment lessened its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) by 62.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 751,748 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 1,254,764 shares during the quarter. Groupama Asset Managment’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $60,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. TD Capital Management LLC grew its position in NextEra Energy by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 3,009 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 307 shares during the period. BDFS Capital LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $451,000. Sit Investment Associates Inc. raised its position in NextEra Energy by 45.9% in the fourth quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 122,332 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $9,821,000 after acquiring an additional 38,512 shares during the period. Tempo Wealth LLC bought a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $274,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $2,616,000. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.
NextEra Energy Trading Up 1.1%
Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $86.67 on Friday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.20 and a fifty-two week high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $180.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average of $90.39 and a 200 day moving average of $88.29.
NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.36%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. HSBC boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Mizuho upped their price target on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.57.
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NextEra Energy News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bernstein upgraded NextEra Energy (NEE) to strong-buy, reinforcing bullish sentiment around the utility’s growth prospects and valuation. Zacks.com
- Positive Sentiment: UBS analyst William Appicelli initiated coverage on NextEra Energy with a Buy rating, citing Dominion merger synergies and data-center-driven growth upside. Article
- Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlight NextEra’s clean-energy push, renewables backlog, stable cash flows, and improving return on equity, which could support longer-term earnings growth. Article
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary says NextEra may be undervalued on its Dominion/data-center story, but the stock has also seen recent weakness over the past month and quarter. Article
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader utility-stock coverage and commentary continue to frame NextEra as a defensive income play with stable cash flows, supporting investor interest without a major new catalyst. Article
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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