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The closing price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) was $148.89 for the day, down -0.25% from the previous closing price of $149.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $149.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $146.0.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NRG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.72. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 07 ’26 when Chung Bruce sold 12,383 shares for $156.56 per share. The transaction valued at 1,938,631 led to the insider holds 79,147 shares of the business.
WOO-SUNG CHUNG bought 7,383 shares of NRG for $1,178,548 on Jan 07 ’26. On Jan 06 ’26, another insider, Gaudette Robert J, who serves as the Exec VP, NRG Business of the company, sold 45,000 shares for $158.76 each. As a result, the insider received 7,144,200 and left with 63,920 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 28799911936 and an Enterprise Value of 40568193024. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.97. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 21.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.362 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.127.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.26, which has changed by 0.49584126 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 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 -8.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.05%.
Shares Statistics:
NRG traded an average of 1.94M shares per day over the past three months and 1671660 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 192.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.91M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.89% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1767139200 were 3943425 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1764288000 on 5017597. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3943425 and a Short% of Float of 2.42.
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 0.011790714. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.79. 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
At present, 7.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of NRG Energy Inc (NRG) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.38, 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 $7.99. EPS for the following year is $9.52, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.61 and $7.69.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 5 analysts. 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 $27.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $30.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.13BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $37.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $46.92B and the low estimate is $33.3B.
