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In the latest session, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed at $163.81 down -1.82% from its previous closing price of $166.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.325 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $161.0.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of NRG Energy Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.39. 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 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 31685898240 and an Enterprise Value of 43427450880. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.36. 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 23.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.458 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.911.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.26, which has changed by 0.6872282 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 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 -1.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.03%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NRG has traded an average of 2.25M shares per day and 2183730 over the past ten days. A total of 192.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.80M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.64% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1763078400 were 4617193 with a Short Ratio of 2.02, compared to 1760486400 on 4190494. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4617193 and a Short% of Float of 2.8399997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for NRG is 1.76, from 1.76 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010548396. 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
At present, 6.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of NRG Energy Inc (NRG) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.4, with high estimates of $4.07 and low estimates of $3.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.58 and $7.63 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.06. EPS for the following year is $9.53, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.61 and $7.69.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $7.15B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $7.32B to a low estimate of $7.02B. As of . The current estimate, NRG Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.82BFor the next quarter, 4 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 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $29.32B. 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.
