Procyon Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE

Procyon Advisors LLC raised its holdings in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) by 71.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,471 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,725 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $1,483,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its stake in NextEra Energy by 24.8% during the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 64,158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,843,000 after buying an additional 12,738 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its position in shares of 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 worth $24,624,000 after acquiring an additional 15,600 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service grew its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,845,447 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $365,783,000 after acquiring an additional 60,324 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NextEra Energy by 286.0% in the 3rd quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 22,028 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 16,322 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in shares of 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. 78.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Terrell Kirk Crews II sold 19,672 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 73,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,667,071.39. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 305,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,332,054.22. The trade was a 24.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 190,816 shares of company stock worth $17,075,619. 0.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NextEra Energy Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $89.63 on Monday. 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 company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.64.

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

NextEra Energy Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on NEE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of NextEra Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Argus set a $92.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.)

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.