L & S Advisors Inc Makes New Investment in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

L & S Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 25,710 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,064,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NEE. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its position in NextEra Energy by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 64,158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,843,000 after acquiring an additional 12,738 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its position in NextEra Energy by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 326,193 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $24,624,000 after acquiring an additional 15,600 shares during the period. National Pension Service lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,845,447 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $365,783,000 after acquiring an additional 60,324 shares during the last quarter. Indivisible Partners acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,355,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 61.8% in the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 60,985 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,604,000 after acquiring an additional 23,288 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NextEra Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A merger with Dominion Energy could create a much larger utility platform and help NextEra Energy capitalize on rising power demand from AI data centers and other large-load customers. NextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that the deal would be mostly stock-based suggest NextEra may preserve more cash flexibility than if it funded a large all-cash acquisition. NextEra to discuss paying about $76 per share for Dominion, Bloomberg News reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary has also highlighted broader bullish interest in NextEra as a way to play the utility sector’s exposure to long-term power demand growth. NextEra Energy (NEE) Stock Eyes Dominion (D) Deal as AI Data Centers Drive Power Demand
• Negative Sentiment: Some reports suggest the acquisition could be enormous, raising concerns about integration risk, leverage, and regulatory scrutiny that may be pressuring shares. NextEra, Dominion in talks over tie-up to create $400 billion US utility giant, FT reports

Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy

In other news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.27, for a total value of $1,775,791.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 73,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,667,071.39. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Treasurer James Michael May sold 7,161 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the treasurer directly owned 26,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,411,924.13. The trade was a 21.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,767 shares of company stock valued at $2,881,077. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 target price (up from $99.00) on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on NextEra Energy from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. One equities research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.10.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NextEra Energy stock opened at $93.34 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $194.64 billion, a PE ratio of 23.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.73. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $92.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.83. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $63.88 and a 52-week high of $98.75.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. The firm 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 business’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. On average, analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

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.