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NRG Energy (NRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$169.22 -0.71 (-0.42%)
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About NRG Energy Stock (NYSE:NRG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$165.88
$172.40
50-Day Range
$144.76
$171.46
52-Week Range
$79.57
$175.96
Volume
2.09 million shs
Average Volume
2.44 million shs
Market Capitalization
$32.73 billion
P/E Ratio
76.57
Dividend Yield
1.04%
Price Target
$188.85
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

NRG Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

NRG MarketRank™: 

NRG Energy scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    NRG Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    NRG Energy has a consensus price target of $188.85, representing about 11.6% upside from its current price of $169.22.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    NRG Energy has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about NRG Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for NRG Energy are expected to grow by 53.77% in the coming year, from $6.36 to $9.78 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 76.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 230.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 76.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 58.15.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    NRG Energy has a PEG Ratio of 1.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    NRG Energy has a P/B Ratio of 18.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about NRG Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.45% 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 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in NRG Energy has recently decreased by 13.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    NRG Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, 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 79.64%. 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 18.00% next year. This indicates that NRG Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about NRG Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.45% 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 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in NRG Energy has recently decreased by 13.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    NRG Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.35. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for NRG Energy this week, compared to 28 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    37 people have searched for NRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 68% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    19 people have added NRG Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $1,654,160.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.86% 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.

  • Read more about NRG Energy's insider trading history.
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NRG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

NRG Energy's stock was trading at $90.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NRG shares have increased by 87.6% and is now trading at $169.2220.

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.04. The business's revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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NRG Energy subsidiaries include these companies: Direct Energy, XOOM Energy, Pure Energies Group, Goal Zero, Energy Curtailment Specialists, GenOn Energy, Solar Power Partners, and more.

NRG Energy's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.39%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%), Meyer Handelman Co. (0.05%) and Kwmg LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Mauricio Gutierrez, Rasesh M Patel, Bruce Chung, Robert J Gaudette, Kevin Howell, Dak Liyanearachchi and Antonio Carrillo.
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Shares of NRG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NRG Energy investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/15 Dividend
8/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
8/01/2025
Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Today
10/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

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
Employees
15,637
Year Founded
1989

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$308.00
Low Price Target
$99.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.93
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.21
Trailing P/E Ratio
76.39
Forward P/E Ratio
26.64
P/E Growth
1.37
Net Income
$1.13 billion
Net Margins
1.78%
Pretax Margin
1.82%
Return on Equity
88.22%
Return on Assets
6.80%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.99
Current Ratio
0.93
Quick Ratio
0.88

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$28.13 billion
Price / Sales
1.16
Cash Flow
$15.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.99
Book Value
$9.02 per share
Price / Book
18.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
193,430,000
Free Float
191,767,000
Market Cap
$32.77 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.14

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This page (NYSE:NRG) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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