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In the latest session, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed at $151.06 up 0.25% from its previous closing price of $150.68. In other words, the price has increased by $0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $151.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $148.38.
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 41.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.02 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.58.
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:
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 Jun 10 ’25 when RASESH M PATEL bought 30,000 shares for $150.90 per share.
Howell Kevin sold 50,000 shares of NRG for $7,725,000 on May 30 ’25. The Director now owns 55,427 shares after completing the transaction at $154.50 per share. On Jun 03 ’25, another insider, RASESH M PATEL, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 24,553 shares for $159.75 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 29533741056 and an Enterprise Value of 42341064704. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.446 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.575.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.14, which has changed by 0.976449 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $168.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.33%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NRG has traded an average of 3.19M shares per day and 2391790 over the past ten days. A total of 196.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 193.23M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.82% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1749772800 were 6166215 with a Short Ratio of 1.94, compared to 1747267200 on 6030118. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6166215 and a Short% of Float of 3.6999999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for NRG is 1.70, from 1.695 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011249006The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.0. The current Payout Ratio is 32.66% for NRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-01 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.
