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As of close of business last night, NRG Energy Inc’s stock clocked out at $162.84, down -2.33% from its previous closing price of $166.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $167.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.76.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NRG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.74.
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, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $202.
On September 22, 2025, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Outperform rating and target price of $212.
On August 20, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $308.Melius initiated its Buy rating on August 20, 2025, with a $308 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 31206559744 and an Enterprise Value of 43241562112. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.452 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.86.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.25, which has changed by 0.8027681 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $180.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.93%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NRG traded 2.27M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2281700 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 192.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.83M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.57% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1761868800 were 4531303 with a Short Ratio of 1.85, compared to 1759190400 on 4689106. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4531303 and a Short% of Float of 2.78.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.76, NRG has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.76. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0105566215. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.87. The current Payout Ratio is 32.66% for NRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 4.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of NRG Energy Inc (NRG).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.16, with high estimates of $3.36 and low estimates of $3.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.55 and $7.63 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.01. EPS for the following year is $9.01, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $9.96 and $7.69.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $7.24B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.32B to a low estimate of $7.16B. As of. The current estimate, NRG Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.82BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $11.66B. There is a high estimate of $14.88B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $9.23B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $30.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $30.98B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.13BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $38.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $44.49B and the low estimate is $33.3B.
