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The closing price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) was $148.56 for the day, down -13.61% from the previous closing price of $171.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.53 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.045.
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 11.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.35.
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, Barclays on June 26, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $197.
On June 13, 2025, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $195.
On April 04, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $129.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on April 04, 2025, with a $129 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 Jul 31 ’25 when UNJHA RSP PARTNERS LP bought 7,545 shares for $168.00 per share.
RASESH M PATEL bought 30,000 shares of NRG for $4,527,000 on Jun 10 ’25. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Howell Kevin, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $154.50 each. As a result, the insider received 7,725,000 and left with 55,427 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 33620019200 and an Enterprise Value of 44565975040. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 62.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.522 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.183.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.17, which has changed by 0.9053482 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $175.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $69.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 28.42%.
Shares Statistics:
NRG traded an average of 3.38M shares per day over the past three months and 3579810 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 194.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 193.23M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.02% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1752537600 were 4589158 with a Short Ratio of 1.36, compared to 1749772800 on 6166215. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4589158 and a Short% of Float of 2.75.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.0, NRG has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.73. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.97. The current Payout Ratio is 32.66% for NRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
