Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Makes New $48.53 Million Investment in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 604,190 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $48,527,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 135.4% during the 4th quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NEE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their price target on NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Friday, April 24th. HSBC boosted their target price on NextEra Energy from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $86.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $92.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.22. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $66.77 and a one year high of $98.75. The firm has a market cap of $181.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.73.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, Treasurer James Michael May sold 7,161 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 $2,411,924.13. This represents a 21.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,165. The trade was a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 31,767 shares of company stock valued at $2,881,077 in the last ninety days. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NextEra Energy 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.