NRG Energy (NRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company operates facilities using natural gas, coal and other fuel sources alongside solar, wind and energy storage assets, and it has invested in technologies and services that support grid flexibility and decarbonization. On the customer side, NRG offers retail electricity supply and energy management solutions for residential, commercial and industrial clients, including programs aimed at demand response, on-site generation and efficiency.

Over time NRG has grown through a combination of asset development and acquisitions to expand its footprint across multiple U.S. regions and competitive power markets. The company is governed by an executive leadership team and a board of directors based at its Houston headquarters, and it has articulated strategies to balance reliable power delivery with investments in lower‑carbon technologies and customer-facing energy services.

NRG plays a role in the broader energy transition by pursuing renewable generation, energy storage and customer solutions that address sustainability and grid needs while continuing to operate conventional generation where necessary to meet demand. For the most current information on operations, strategy and leadership, investors and interested parties should consult the company’s filings and official disclosures.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $129.18 to $131.86
• 50-Day Range: $120.61 to $150.21
• 52-Week Range: $120.11 to $189.96
• Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 153.81
• Dividend Yield: 1.45%
• Price Target: $199.93
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NRG Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NRG Energy scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NRG Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

NRG Energy has a consensus price target of $199.93, representing about 52.9% upside from its current price of $130.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NRG Energy has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NRG Energy are expected to grow by 27.22% in the coming year, from $8.89 to $11.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 153.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 153.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NRG Energy has a P/B Ratio of 27.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.86% of the float of NRG Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NRG Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NRG Energy has recently increased by 62.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NRG Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NRG Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NRG Energy is 223.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NRG Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.80% next year. This indicates that NRG Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.34

News Sentiment

NRG Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for NRG Energy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 14 people have searched for NRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added NRG Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NRG Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,550,400.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of NRG Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.72% of the stock of NRG Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2026
• Today: 7/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NRG
• CIK: 1013871
• Web: www.nrg.com
• Phone: (713) 537-3000
• Fax: 609-524-4501
• Employees: 16,702
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NRG Energy: $199.93
• High Price Target: $232.00
• Low Price Target: $165.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 153.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.71
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $864 million
• Net Margins: 0.74%
• Pretax Margin: 0.72%
• Return on Equity: 70.67%
• Return on Assets: 4.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.68
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $30.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.90
• Cash Flow: $15.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.18
• Book Value: $4.80 per share
• Price / Book: 27.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 210,990,000
• Free Float: 210,079,000
• Market Cap: $27.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21