NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE Shares Sold by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lessened its position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEEFree Report) by 78.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 857,249 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 3,111,056 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $68,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NEE. Diversified Trust Co. increased its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 41.5% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 45,231 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,631,000 after purchasing an additional 13,266 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 14,985 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 24.9% in the 4th quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,024 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp acquired a new stake in NextEra Energy during the 4th quarter worth $208,000. Finally, Norway Savings Bank boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Norway Savings Bank now owns 24,457 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 78.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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NextEra Energy Price Performance

NextEra Energy stock opened at $91.61 on Wednesday. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $89.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.92. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.72 and a 12-month high of $95.91. The stock has a market cap of $190.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.84 and a beta of 0.76.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEEGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. NextEra Energy had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The company had revenue of $6.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. NextEra Energy’s revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 3.68 earnings per share 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 represents a $2.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This is a boost from NextEra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 75.68%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NEE has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Mizuho set a $90.00 target price on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Seaport Research Partners lowered their target price on NextEra Energy from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. HSBC upped their price target on NextEra Energy from $96.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.44.

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Insider Transactions at NextEra Energy

In other NextEra Energy news, EVP Ronald R. Reagan sold 18,620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $867,870. This trade represents a 65.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Ketchum sold 99,603 shares of NextEra Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.34, for a total value of $8,898,532.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 305,933 shares in the company, valued at $27,332,054.22. This represents a 24.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 190,816 shares of company stock valued at $17,075,619 in the last ninety days. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NextEra Energy Company Profile

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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.

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