182,690 Shares in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG Bought by Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super purchased a new position in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 182,690 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $26,698,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. EMC Capital Management acquired a new stake in NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NRG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on NRG Energy from $203.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 price objective on NRG Energy in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Barclays reduced their target price on NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $226.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank initiated coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, July 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $184.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.93.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NRG Energy news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total transaction of $2,550,400.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 45,111 shares in the company, valued at $5,752,554.72. This trade represents a 30.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NRG Energy Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of NRG stock opened at $132.81 on Friday. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 12-month low of $120.11 and a 12-month high of $189.96. The company has a market capitalization of $28.02 billion, a PE ratio of 156.25 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $135.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $149.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.43 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 0.74% and a return on equity of 70.67%. NRG Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.68 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is 223.53%.

About NRG Energy

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.