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The price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed at $106.25 in the last session, up 3.50% from day before closing price of $102.66. In other words, the price has increased by $3.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.2 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NRG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.19.
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 the company, Evercore ISI on January 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $126 from $74 previously.
On November 26, 2024, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $93 to $113.
On September 13, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $82.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on September 13, 2024, with a $82 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. 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 11.64.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $115.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.88%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 204.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 197.39M. Insiders hold about 2.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.61% stake in the company.
