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The price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed at $168.57 in the last session, up 3.44% from day before closing price of $162.96. In other words, the price has increased by $3.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.43 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $169.445 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.98.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NRG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 165.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.35.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Scotiabank on September 22, 2025, initiated with a Sector Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $212.
On August 20, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $308.
On June 26, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $197.Barclays initiated its Overweight rating on June 26, 2025, with a $197 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 10 ’25 when Liyanearachchi Dak sold 10,672 shares for $155.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,654,160 led to the insider holds 48,571 shares of the business.
DON LIYANEARACHCHI bought 10,672 shares of NRG for $1,654,160 on Sep 10 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NRG now has a Market Capitalization of 32606631936 and an Enterprise Value of 44199628800. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 71.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 20.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.505 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.566.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.14, which has changed by 0.85038424 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $175.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.92%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NRG traded on average about 2.76M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2578490 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 194.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 191.50M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.47% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1757894400 were 5412214 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1755216000 on 5855593. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5412214 and a Short% of Float of 3.2899998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for NRG is 1.73, which was 1.728 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010603829. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.95. . The current Payout Ratio is 32.66% for NRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 4.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of NRG Energy Inc (NRG) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.83, with high estimates of $6.91 and low estimates of $1.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.1 and $7.37 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.0. EPS for the following year is $8.41, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $9.63 and $7.53.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $7.53B. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.25B to a low estimate of $6.77B. As of . The current estimate, NRG Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.22BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.24B. There is a high estimate of $7.47B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.72B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $29.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $30.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.13BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $31.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $33.13B and the low estimate is $31.16B.
