NRG Energy (NRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, carbon offsets, back-up power stations, portable power, portable solar, and portable lighting; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $87.72 to $91.63
• 50-Day Range: $85.30 to $101.61
• 52-Week Range: $49.53 to $103.14
• Volume: 6.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.73
• Dividend Yield: 1.80%
• Price Target: $102.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NRG Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NRG Energy scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NRG Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NRG Energy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NRG Energy are expected to grow by 18.40% in the coming year, from $6.36 to $7.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 22.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NRG Energy is 22.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 95.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NRG Energy has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NRG Energy has a P/B Ratio of 9.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.83% of the float of NRG Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NRG Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NRG Energy has recently increased by 1.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

NRG Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, 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 40.95%. 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 21.65% next year. This indicates that NRG Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.09

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.83% of the float of NRG Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NRG Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NRG Energy has recently increased by 1.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

NRG Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for NRG Energy this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

31 people have searched for NRG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added NRG Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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 0.86% of the stock of NRG Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.72% of the stock of NRG Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NRG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NRG shares performed this year?

NRG Energy's stock was trading at $51.70 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NRG shares have increased by 75.0% and is now trading at $90.45.
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How were NRG Energy's earnings last quarter?

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The utilities provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $1.82. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does NRG Energy have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of NRG Energy: Direct Energy, XOOM Energy, Pure Energies Group, Goal Zero, Energy Curtailment Specialists, GenOn Energy, Solar Power Partners, and more.

Who are NRG Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of NRG Energy include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.67%), Banco Santander S.A. (1.37%), Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (1.31%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Mauricio Gutierrez, Rasesh M Patel, Antonio Carrillo, Robert J Gaudette and Elizabeth R Killinger.
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How do I buy shares of NRG Energy?

Shares of NRG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of NRG Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NRG Energy investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend: 11/01/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/15/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric services
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NRG
• CUSIP: 62937750
• CIK: 1013871
• Web: www.nrg.com
• Phone: (713) 537-3000
• Fax: 609-524-4501
• Employees: 18,131
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $102.71
• High Stock Price Target: $140.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.22
• P/E Growth: 1.29
• Net Income: $-202,000,000.00
• Net Margins: 3.43%
• Pretax Margin: 4.93%
• Return on Equity: 48.96%
• Return on Assets: 4.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.57
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.65
• Cash Flow: $10.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.48
• Book Value: $9.99 per share
• Price / Book: 9.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 202,566,000
• Free Float: 200,824,000
• Market Cap: $18.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12