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The price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed at $160.15 in the last session, up 0.10% from day before closing price of $159.99. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $162.245 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $157.53.
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 40.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.98. 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.
On October 28, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $202.
On September 22, 2025, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Outperform rating and target price of $212.Scotiabank initiated its Sector Outperform rating on September 22, 2025, with a $212 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 Nov 14 ’25 when Kinney Virginia sold 20,000 shares for $163.82 per share. The transaction valued at 3,276,400 led to the insider holds 43,191 shares of the business.
Kinney Virginia bought 20,000 shares of NRG for $3,323,000 on Nov 14 ’25. On Sep 10 ’25, another insider, Liyanearachchi Dak, who serves as the Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc. of the company, sold 10,672 shares for $155.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,654,160 and left with 48,571 shares of the company.
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 30977941504 and an Enterprise Value of 42726051840. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.435 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.719.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.24, which has changed by 0.8014864 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16081822 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 -4.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.21%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NRG traded on average about 2.13M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1631610 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 192.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.78M. Insiders hold about 0.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.85% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1764288000 were 5017597 with a Short Ratio of 2.35, compared to 1761868800 on 4531303. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5017597 and a Short% of Float of 3.08.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for NRG is 1.76, which was 1.76 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011000687. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.82. 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
The stock of NRG Energy Inc (NRG) is currently in the spotlight, with 7.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.4, with high estimates of $4.07 and low estimates of $3.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.58 and $7.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.02. EPS for the following year is $9.53, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.61 and $7.69.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.68B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.32B to a low estimate of $4.79B. As of. The current estimate, NRG Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.82BFor the next quarter, 5 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 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $29.18B. 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.
