NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Shares Down 5.4% – What’s Next?

Shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) were down 5.4% during trading on Monday. The company traded as low as $99.85 and last traded at $98.1950. 265,305 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 90% from the average session volume of 2,737,002 shares. The stock had previously closed at $103.75.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Williams Trading set a $184.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Monday, July 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $209.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $214.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce started coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Friday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane set a $221.00 target price on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $198.21.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $109.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $129.59. The company has a market cap of $20.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.29 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by ($0.20). The company had revenue of $7.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.31 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 52.95%. NRG Energy’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.4750 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.26%.

Insider Transactions at NRG Energy

In other NRG Energy news, CAO Gerald Alfred Spencer sold 1,580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total transaction of $191,069.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 6,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $751,338.09. The trade was a 20.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NRG Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NRG. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in NRG Energy by 51.1% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,655 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,718 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,703,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,146 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NRG Energy by 8.1% in the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 5,791 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $554,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Trust Co lifted its position in shares of NRG Energy by 3.8% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co now owns 2,765 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

About NRG Energy

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.