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. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 31st. This is a boost 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 repurchase plan on Thursday, March 1st 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
How were NRG Energy's earnings last quarter?
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.08. The utilities provider earned $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 6.20% and a negative return on equity of 45.11%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for NRG Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $39.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect NRG Energy's stock price to reach $46.5714 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.2% 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 2 hold ratings, 4 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 stories about NRG stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NRG Energy earned a daily sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact 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 drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,621,900 shares, a drop of 12.1% from the July 31st total of 9,813,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,370,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the stock 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 Eversource Energy (ES), FirstEnergy (FE), CLP (CLPHY), Edison International (EIX), DTE Energy (DTE), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNABY), Fortis (FTS), Avangrid (AGR), SSE PLC/S (SSEZY), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR.B), EDP-Energias de Portugal, S.A (EDPFY) and CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR).
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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 and Robert J Gaudette. View Insider Buying and Selling for NRG Energy.
Which major investors are buying NRG Energy stock?
NRG stock was bought 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is NRG Energy's stock price today?
One share of NRG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.07.
How big of a company is NRG Energy?
NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $9.88 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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