Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: RSPU
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: NASDAQ.COM
- High Volume Trading: Invesco S&P 500—Equal Weight Utilities ETF experienced unusually high trading volume on Friday, with over 98,000 shares traded compared to the average of 28,000 shares.
- Stock Performance: Shares of RSPU increased by about 0.1% during the day.
- Top Components: AES saw a decrease of about 2.3% with over 4.7 million shares traded, while Nextera Energy was up by 1.4% with over 4.0 million shares traded. Constellation Energy performed the best, rising by about 5.7%.
- Friday's ETF Activity: A video titled "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: RSPU" was likely related to this trading activity.
- Disclaimer: The expressed views and opinions in the content belong to the author and may not represent those of Nasdaq, Inc.
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Analyst Views on NEE
Wall Street analysts forecast NEE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NEE is 92.50 USD with a low forecast of 84.00 USD and a high forecast of 100.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
16 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 87.570
Low
84.00
Averages
92.50
High
100.00
Current: 87.570
Low
84.00
Averages
92.50
High
100.00
About NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc. is an electric power and energy infrastructure company. It operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC (collectively, NEER) and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Its segments include NEER and FPL. FPL segment is a rate-regulated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Florida. FPL has approximately 35,052 megawatts of net generating capacity, over 91,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 921 substations. The NEER segment owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets in the United States and Canada and includes assets and investments in other businesses with a clean energy focus, such as battery storage, natural gas pipelines, and renewable fuels. It owns, develops, constructs and operates rate-regulated transmission facilities in North America.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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