NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by Trillium Asset Management LLC

Trillium Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 15.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 145,739 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 26,455 shares during the period. Trillium Asset Management LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $12,099,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Indivisible Partners acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $1,355,000. First Long Island Investors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth about $14,198,000. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 15.0% during the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 238,101 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $17,974,000 after purchasing an additional 31,135 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth about $2,868,000. Finally, SevenBridge Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 39.7% during the third quarter. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC now owns 49,603 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,745,000 after purchasing an additional 14,089 shares in the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NEE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 target price on NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen cut NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NEE stock opened at $85.92 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $179.18 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.68. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.20 and a 52-week high of $98.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $90.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a $0.6232 dividend. This represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 63.36%.

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.