C WorldWide Group Holding A S Sells 510,066 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

C WorldWide Group Holding A S decreased its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 16.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,588,643 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 510,066 shares during the period. NextEra Energy comprises about 3.6% of C WorldWide Group Holding A S’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. C WorldWide Group Holding A S’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $207,816,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 692.3% in the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 135.4% in the 4th quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 379 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 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 firm’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 $1,572,165. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total transaction of $1,775,791.44. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 31,767 shares of company stock valued at $2,881,077 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $93.01 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $193.97 billion, a PE ratio of 23.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.73. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $63.88 and a 12-month high of $98.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $87.40.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a $0.6232 dividend. This is a boost from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 63.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NEE shares. Morgan Stanley set a $108.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.70.

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.