5,446 Shares in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG Bought by Leonteq Securities AG

Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 5,446 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $867,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its position in shares of NRG Energy by 90.4% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of NRG Energy by 321.1% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 240 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. BOKF NA increased its position in shares of NRG Energy by 3,714.3% during the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of NRG Energy by 1,970.6% during the third quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 352 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NRG Energy

In other news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total value of $783,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 55,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,693,291.75. This trade represents a 8.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NRG Energy Price Performance

NRG Energy stock opened at $137.80 on Friday. NRG Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $121.22 and a one year high of $189.96. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $150.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $157.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 162.12 and a beta of 1.32.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by ($0.30). NRG Energy had a return on equity of 70.67% and a net margin of 0.74%.The company had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.68 earnings per share. NRG Energy’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.98 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 223.53%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on NRG. Wolfe Research raised NRG Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Friday, March 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $197.00 price target for the company. Evercore began coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 price target for the company. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 price target for the company. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.69.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.