NYSE:NRGNRG Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

NRG Energy's stock was trading at $30.00 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NRG shares have increased by 13.4% and is now trading at $34.02. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NRG Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for NRG Energy.

NRG Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for NRG Energy.

NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.20. The utilities provider earned $2.02 billion during the quarter. NRG Energy had a net margin of 42.14% and a negative return on equity of 15,555.52%. View NRG Energy's earnings history.

NRG Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 30th. View NRG Energy's dividend history.

8 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for NRG Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect NRG Energy's stock price to reach $41.13 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NRG Energy.

Media stories about NRG stock have trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NRG Energy earned a media sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the utilities provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about NRG Energy.

NRG Energy saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,540,000 shares, a decline of 6.7% from the June 15th total of 7,010,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,020,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View NRG Energy's Current Options Chain.

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NRG Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NRG."

NRG Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.23%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%), Alpha Windward LLC (0.00%) and Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.00%). Company insiders that own NRG Energy stock include Brian Curci, Christopher Moser, David Callen, Elizabeth R Killinger, Kirkland B Andrews and Robert J Gaudette. View institutional ownership trends for NRG Energy.

NRG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have sold NRG Energy company stock in the last year include Brian Curci, Elizabeth R Killinger, Kirkland B Andrews, and Robert J Gaudette. View insider buying and selling activity for NRG Energy.

NRG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Alpha Windward LLC, Moody National Bank Trust Division, and NuWave Investment Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for NRG Energy.

Shares of NRG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of NRG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.02.

NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion and generates $9.82 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $4.44 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.96 on an earnings per share basis. NRG Energy employs 4,577 workers across the globe.

The official website for NRG Energy is www.nrg.com.

NRG Energy's mailing address is 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ, 08540. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 609-524-4500 or via email at [email protected]