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After finishing at $151.09 in the prior trading day, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed at $149.3, down -1.18%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.3 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $152.065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $146.91.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NRG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.76. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 22 ’26 when Howell Kevin bought 56,610 shares for $152.60 per share.
Chung Bruce sold 12,383 shares of NRG for $1,938,631 on Jan 07 ’26. The EVP & CFO now owns 79,147 shares after completing the transaction at $156.56 per share. On Jan 07 ’26, another insider, WOO-SUNG CHUNG, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,383 shares for $159.63 each.
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 28879218688 and an Enterprise Value of 40646762496. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.98. 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 21.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.365 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.148.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.26, which has changed by 0.53143907 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 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 -6.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.27%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2144110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 192.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.91M. Insiders hold about 0.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.97% 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
In the trailing 12 months, NRG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.76, compared to 1.76 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011648687. 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 2026-02-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of NRG Energy Inc (NRG) is currently in progress, with 7.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.26, with high estimates of $4.07 and low estimates of $2.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.58 and $7.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.96. EPS for the following year is $9.52, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.61 and $7.69.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $6.68B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.32B to a low estimate of $4.79B. 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 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $29.81B. 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.
