NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, eleven have assigned a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $183.20.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on NRG. Williams Trading set a $165.00 price target on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. BNP Paribas Exane set a $221.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Seaport Research Partners set a $160.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NRG Energy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

NYSE NRG opened at $92.27 on Wednesday. NRG Energy has a 1-year low of $90.80 and a 1-year high of $189.96. The company has a market capitalization of $19.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.41 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $106.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.69 by ($0.20). The firm had revenue of $7.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.31 billion. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 52.95% and a net margin of 2.56%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.73 earnings per share. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that NRG Energy will post 8.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be given a $0.4750 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 50.26%.

Insider Activity at NRG Energy

In other news, CAO Gerald Alfred Spencer sold 1,580 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total transaction of $191,069.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $751,338.09. This trade represents a 20.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NRG. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in NRG Energy during the second quarter valued at about $473,391,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 96.3% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 967,264 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $141,279,000 after purchasing an additional 474,474 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 1,247.6% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 502,436 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $73,426,000 after purchasing an additional 465,152 shares in the last quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $59,455,000. Finally, Amundi grew its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 169.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 636,262 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $92,983,000 after purchasing an additional 400,540 shares during the period. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy, Inc is an integrated power and home services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company produces and sells electricity through a diverse generation portfolio that includes natural gas, coal, nuclear power, renewable energy and battery storage. NRG serves wholesale and retail energy markets, with operations and customers primarily in the United States and Canada.

Through retail brands including Reliant and Direct Energy, NRG provides electricity, natural gas and related energy products to residential, commercial and industrial customers.