NRG Energy Stock Forecast, Price & News

NRG Energy's stock was trading at $30.00 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NRG shares have decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at $28.52.
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8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NRG Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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NRG Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 5th 2020.
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NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.26. The utilities provider earned $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.81 billion. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 130.12% and a net margin of 44.34%. The company's revenue was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.70 EPS.
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NRG Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, August 17th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st.
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8 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for NRG Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect NRG Energy's share price to reach $40.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 42.0% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to NRG Energy include AES (AES), Ormat Technologies (ORA), Genie Energy (GNE), Atlantic Power (AT) and American DG Energy (ADGE).
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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 Vanguard Group Inc. (11.94%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (2.81%), LSV Asset Management (2.34%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.67%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (1.54%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (1.20%). Company insiders that own NRG Energy stock include Brian Curci, Christopher Moser, David Callen, Elizabeth R Killinger, Kirkland B Andrews and Robert J Gaudette.
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NRG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., NorthCoast Asset Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, and TD Asset Management Inc.. 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.
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NRG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pzena Investment Management LLC, LSV Asset Management, Lyrical Asset Management LP, AQR Capital Management LLC, AJO LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Bridgeway Capital Management Inc., and First Trust Advisors LP.
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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 $28.52.

NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $6.96 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]