NRG Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to 3.1 million residential, industrial, and commercial consumers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, wind, fossil fuel, and nuclear sources.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Electric services
Sub-IndustryIndependent Power Producers & Energy Traders
SectorUtilities
Phone609-524-4500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$9.48 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4,862
Next Earnings Date11/14/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is NRG Energy's stock symbol?
NRG Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NRG."
How often does NRG Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NRG Energy?
NRG Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 31st. This is a positive change from NRG Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. View NRG Energy's Dividend History.
How will NRG Energy's stock buyback program work?
NRG Energy declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, March 1st 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were NRG Energy's earnings last quarter?
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.08. The utilities provider earned $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.52 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 6.20% and a negative return on equity of 45.11%. The company's revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.31 earnings per share. View NRG Energy's Earnings History.
When is NRG Energy's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for NRG?
7 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for NRG Energy's stock. Their predictions range from $36.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect NRG Energy's share price to reach $45.8571 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for NRG Energy.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for NRG Energy?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NRG Energy in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for NRG Energy.
Has NRG Energy been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about NRG stock has trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NRG Energy earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for NRG Energy.
Are investors shorting NRG Energy?
NRG Energy saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,813,600 shares, a decline of 12.7% from the June 30th total of 11,240,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,610,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. View NRG Energy's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of NRG Energy's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to NRG Energy include CLP (CLPHY), Edison International (EIX), Eversource Energy (ES), DTE Energy (DTE), FirstEnergy (FE), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNABY), Fortis (FTS), Avangrid (AGR), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR), SSE PLC/S (SSEZY), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR.B) and EDP-Energias de Portugal, S.A (EDPFY).
What other stocks do shareholders of NRG Energy own?
Who are NRG Energy's key executives?
NRG Energy's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Mauricio Gutierrez, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 48)
- Mr. Kirkland B. Andrews, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 51)
- Mr. Christopher S. Moser, Exec. VP of Operations (Age 48)
- Ms. Elizabeth Killinger, Exec. VP & Pres of Retail and Reliant (Age 49)
- Mr. Robert J. Gaudette, Sr. VP of Bus. Solutions (Age 46)
Who are NRG Energy's major shareholders?
NRG Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.69%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.25%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.25%), Steadfast Capital Management LP (2.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (1.24%). Company insiders that own NRG Energy stock include Barry T Smitherman, Christopher Moser, David Callen, Elizabeth R Killinger and Robert J Gaudette. View Institutional Ownership Trends for NRG Energy.
Which major investors are selling NRG Energy stock?
NRG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Janus Henderson Group PLC. Company insiders that have sold NRG Energy company stock in the last year include Christopher Moser, David Callen, Elizabeth R Killinger and Robert J Gaudette. View Insider Buying and Selling for NRG Energy.
Which major investors are buying NRG Energy stock?
NRG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Steadfast Capital Management LP, APG Asset Management N.V., TD Asset Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada. View Insider Buying and Selling for NRG Energy.
How do I buy shares of 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is NRG Energy's stock price today?
One share of NRG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.33.
How big of a company is NRG Energy?
NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $8.94 billion and generates $9.48 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $268 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.41 on an earnings per share basis. NRG Energy employs 4,862 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About NRG Energy.
What is NRG Energy's official website?
How can I contact NRG Energy?
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]
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