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The closing price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) was $106.11 for the day, up 3.99% from the previous closing price of $102.04. In other words, the price has increased by $3.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $106.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.535.
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 22.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.01.
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, Goldman on April 04, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $129.
On January 21, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line and also upped its target price recommendation from $74 to $126.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $93 to $113.
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 13 ’25 when Chung Bruce sold 20,000 shares for $97.63 per share. The transaction valued at 1,952,600 led to the insider holds 69,454 shares of the business.
WOO-SUNG CHUNG bought 20,000 shares of NRG for $1,952,618 on Jan 13 ’25. On Jan 02 ’25, another insider, Gaudette Robert J, who serves as the Exec VP, NRG Business of the company, sold 60,000 shares for $91.41 each. As a result, the insider received 5,484,600 and left with 64,448 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 21611106304 and an Enterprise Value of 31695056896. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.127 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.076.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 0.98, which has changed by 0.45735478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $117.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.83%.
Shares Statistics:
NRG traded an average of 3.18M shares per day over the past three months and 2086460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 203.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 199.61M. Insiders hold about 1.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.20% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1743379200 were 6864710 with a Short Ratio of 2.16, compared to 1740700800 on 6963528. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6864710 and a Short% of Float of 3.9300002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.663, NRG has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.66. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01629753The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.04. The current Payout Ratio is 32.66% for NRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1746057600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
