NRG Energy (NRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its offerings may include fixed- and variable-rate energy plans, renewable energy options and energy-management services tailored to different customer needs.

NRG also provides home services through its Vivint business, including smart-home technology, security, automation and energy-management solutions. The company was formed in 1989 as a power-generation subsidiary of Northern States Power and later became an independent energy company. Its business has expanded through investments in retail energy, generation and connected-home services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $102.17 to $104.75
• 50-Day Range: $95.19 to $126.16
• 52-Week Range: $93.36 to $189.96
• Volume: 2.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.43
• Dividend Yield: 1.83%
• Price Target: $198.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NRG Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NRG Energy scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 98 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NRG Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

NRG Energy has a consensus price target of $198.21, representing about 91.2% upside from its current price of $103.69.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NRG Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NRG Energy are expected to grow by 31.24% in the coming year, from $8.61 to $11.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 27.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 27.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NRG Energy has a P/B Ratio of 21.60. 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

2.92% 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 2.12, 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 5.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

NRG Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, 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 50.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NRG Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.81% next year. This indicates that NRG Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

NRG Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for NRG Energy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

29 people have searched for NRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added NRG Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 $191,069.00 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 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• 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: $198.21
• High Price Target: $221.00
• Low Price Target: $159.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +91.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.04
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $864 million
• Net Margins: 2.56%
• Pretax Margin: 3.16%
• Return on Equity: 52.95%
• Return on Assets: 4.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.17
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $30.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $15.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.57
• Book Value: $4.80 per share
• Price / Book: 21.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 210,990,000
• Free Float: 210,079,000
• Market Cap: $21.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17