NYSE:NRGNRG Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

$32.98

+0.19 (+0.58 %)

(As of 07/6/2020 01:46 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$32.77

Now: $32.98▼

$33.45

50-Day Range

$31.57

MA: $34.44▼

$36.72

52-Week Range

$19.54

Now: $32.98▼

$41.78

Volume67,292 shs

Average Volume2.56 million shs

Market Capitalization$8.05 billion

P/E Ratio2.12

Dividend Yield3.66%

Beta1.06

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. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, solar and wind products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, energy efficiency, advisory, and on-site energy solutions; and carbon management and specialty services. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodity and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company supplies fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, and other names. It develops, constructs, owns, and operates natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, wind, fossil fuel, and nuclear plants with generation capacity of 23,000 megawatts. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
NRG Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $41.13, NRG Energy has a potential upside of 24.7% from its current price of $32.98.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
NRG Energy has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
NRG Energy has received 638 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
NRG Energy has received 599 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
NRG Energy has received 51.58% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about NRG Energy and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe NRG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe NRG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
NRG Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
NRG Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of NRG Energy is 30.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, NRG Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.90% next year. This indicates that NRG Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, NRG Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.70% of the stock of NRG Energy is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
98.22% of the stock of NRG Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for NRG Energy are expected to grow by 1.16% in the coming year, from $5.18 to $5.24 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 2.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.69.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 2.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 32.21.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
NRG Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.15. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
NRG Energy has a P/B Ratio of 5.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.30 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Electric services

Sub-IndustryIndependent Power Producers & Energy Traders

SectorUtilities

Current SymbolNYSE:NRG

Previous Symbol

CUSIP62937750

CIK1013871

Webwww.nrg.com

Phone609-524-4500

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.09

Current Ratio1.22

Quick Ratio1.09

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio2.12

Forward P/E Ratio6.37

P/E Growth0.15

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$9.82 billion

Price / Sales0.82

Cash Flow$6.43 per share

Price / Cash Flow5.13

Book Value$6.59 per share

Price / Book5.00

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.96

Net Income$4.44 billion

Net Margins42.14%

Return on Equity-15,555.52%

Return on Assets8.83%

Miscellaneous

Employees4,577

Outstanding Shares244,090,000

Market Cap$8.05 billion

Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Frequently Asked Questions

How has NRG Energy's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

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 9.9% and is now trading at $32.98. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of NRG Energy?

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.

When is NRG Energy's next earnings date?

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

How were NRG Energy's earnings last quarter?

NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' 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.

How often does NRG Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NRG Energy?

NRG Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 30th. View NRG Energy's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for NRG?

8 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for NRG Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate NRG Energy's stock price to reach $41.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NRG Energy.

Has NRG Energy been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media stories about NRG stock have trended negative on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NRG Energy earned a news impact score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about NRG Energy.

Are investors shorting NRG Energy?

NRG Energy saw a decline in short interest in the month of 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 trading volume, of 3,020,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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 AES (AES), Ormat Technologies (ORA), Genie Energy (GNE), Atlantic Power (AT) and American DG Energy (ADGE). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of NRG Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NRG Energy investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Mcdonald's (MCD) and Micron Technology (MU).

Who are NRG Energy's key executives?

NRG Energy's management team includes the following 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)

What is NRG Energy's stock symbol?

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

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 $32.98.

How big of a company is NRG Energy?

NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $8.05 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.

What is NRG Energy's official website?

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

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]

This page was last updated on 7/6/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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