DNB Asset Management AS Has $105.45 Million Stock Holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

DNB Asset Management AS lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,396,906 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,642 shares during the period. DNB Asset Management AS owned about 0.07% of NextEra Energy worth $105,452,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NEE. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of NextEra Energy during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Quaker Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 772 shares during the period. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

Key NextEra Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro/sector tailwind — Analysts and sector pieces are flagging utilities as beneficiaries of rising electricity demand from AI and data‑center growth, and NextEra is cited as a scale leader that could see higher long‑term power utilization and pricing. Utilities: The Unexpected AI Infrastructure Trade
• Positive Sentiment: Large bullish/options flow — Unusual activity: about 217,413 call options traded (≈941% above average), signaling sizeable bullish bets or hedging by some market participants; this could support upside if positions reflect conviction rather than short‑term speculation.
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum since earnings — The stock has risen roughly 8.6% since NextEra’s recent earnings report, reflecting investor focus on earnings resilience and the company’s growth profile. NextEra (NEE) Up 8.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance — Over the past year NextEra has outpaced some indices, but analysts remain cautiously optimistic; that context moderates the near‑term reaction to financing news. Is NextEra Energy Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?
• Negative Sentiment: Equity offering priced — NextEra priced a $2.0 billion public offering of equity units (underwriters hold an option for an additional $300M). Markets interpreted the sale as near‑term dilution risk, pressuring the share price. NextEra Energy announces sale of equity units
• Negative Sentiment: Funding purpose noted — Company says proceeds will finance energy and power projects; while this supports growth plans, investors are focused on timing and dilution versus capital structure benefits. NextEra Energy to sell $2 billion of equity units to fund energy projects
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction — Coverage notes the equity offering as the primary driver of the intraday drop and premarket weakness. NextEra Energy Stock Drops On $2B Equity Offering
• Negative Sentiment: Price movement coverage — Market writeups highlighted a larger-than-market drop today, reflecting investor concern about the offering and short‑term liquidity. NextEra Energy (NEE) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

Insider Buying and Selling at NextEra Energy

In other news, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total transaction of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares in the company, valued at $27,332,054.22. This trade represents a 24.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $1,675,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,643 shares in the company, valued at $867,870. This represents a 65.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 159,049 shares of company stock valued at $14,194,542. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NEE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Seaport Research Partners reduced their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Argus set a $92.00 price target on NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.05.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 3.4%

NEE opened at $91.92 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $85.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $81.49. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $61.72 and a 1-year high of $95.91. The company has a market cap of $191.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 24.93%.The company had revenue of $6.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.07 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.6232 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. This is an increase from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.00%.

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.