NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Issues FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.050-10.050 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.400. NRG Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 7.900-9.900 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NRG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial set a $150.00 price target on shares of NRG Energy and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $152.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $204.00 to $163.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded NRG Energy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on NRG Energy from $209.00 to $182.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $173.44.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

NRG stock opened at $97.05 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.73. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $133.18. NRG Energy has a twelve month low of $79.65 and a twelve month high of $189.96. The firm has a market cap of $20.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.09 and a beta of 1.22.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The utilities provider reported $4.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $1.33. The firm had revenue of $9.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.42 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 53.20%. The business’s revenue was up 24.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.78 earnings per share. NRG Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-10.050 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. Analysts predict that NRG Energy will post 8.62 earnings per share for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.4750 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 shares were sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total value of $191,069.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 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 insiders.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy, Inc. is an integrated energy company that produces and sells electricity and natural gas and provides home services. Its businesses serve residential, commercial and industrial customers, primarily in the United States and Canada. The company supplies retail electricity and natural gas through a range of plans and brands, while its power-generation operations help support electricity markets across its service areas. NRG also offers energy-management programs and related services for businesses and other large customers.