PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Takes Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 117,969 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $9,471,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 692.3% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. lifted its stake in NextEra Energy by 135.4% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Barclays set a $90.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.20.

NextEra Energy Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:NEE opened at $85.86 on Friday. 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 cap of $179.05 billion, a PE ratio of 21.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.22.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.43 billion. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 29.36% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 63.36%.

Insider Activity at NextEra Energy

In related news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $1,775,791.44. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Nicole J. Daggs sold 4,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.00, for a total transaction of $458,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,165. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,881,077. 0.18% of the stock is 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.