NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Position Reduced by MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB

MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB trimmed its position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm 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.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of NextEra Energy by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 213,799,521 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $16,139,726,000 after buying an additional 922,500 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at about $2,375,545,000. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 2.3% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 2.1% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,786,728 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,165,896,000 after acquiring an additional 340,315 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 16.7% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 12,461,783 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,012,129,000 after acquiring an additional 1,780,881 shares during the period. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on NEE shares. Erste Group Bank raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. BMO Capital Markets set a $95.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NextEra Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.44.

Trending Headlines about NextEra Energy

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 Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $89.63 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.72 and a 12 month high of $95.91. The company has a market cap of $186.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.24 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.48.

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

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,675,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $867,870. This trade represents a 65.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 190,816 shares of company stock valued at $17,075,619 over the last 90 days. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.