Analysts Offer Predictions for NRG Energy FY2025 Earnings

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for NRG Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, June 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $7.64 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $7.81. The consensus estimate for NRG Energy's current full-year earnings is $6.36 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NRG Energy's FY2026 earnings at $8.91 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $12.04 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $13.33 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on NRG. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of NRG Energy from $138.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on NRG Energy in a report on Friday, April 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $129.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut NRG Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on NRG Energy from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating and set a $167.00 target price (up previously from $115.00) on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NRG Energy presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $140.75.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NRG stock opened at $155.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market cap of $30.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.13. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $122.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $107.30. NRG Energy has a one year low of $65.11 and a one year high of $162.33.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The utilities provider reported $2.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $1.90. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 48.96% and a net margin of 3.43%. The firm had revenue of $8.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.31 EPS. The business's revenue was up 15.6% on a year-over-year basis.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. NRG Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.39%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kevin Howell sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.50, for a total value of $7,725,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 55,427 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,563,471.50. The trade was a 47.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NRG Energy

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in NRG Energy by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,187 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 1,528 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 3,045.6% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,831 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 2,741 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc raised its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. abrdn plc now owns 102,022 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $9,282,000 after buying an additional 10,242 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. lifted its position in NRG Energy by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 803 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in NRG Energy by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 33,230 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,998,000 after acquiring an additional 4,660 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.72% of the company's stock.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions.

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