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The closing price of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) was $97.37 for the day, down -4.79% from the previous closing price of $102.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.41 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $102.1553 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.5.
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 20.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.81. 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 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:
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 20829001728 and an Enterprise Value of 29963937792. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.065 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.581.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NRG is 1.08, which has changed by 0.53512454 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 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 -4.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.21%.
Shares Statistics:
NRG traded an average of 3.29M shares per day over the past three months and 3285820 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 203.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 199.44M. Insiders hold about 2.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.14% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1741910400 were 7437360 with a Short Ratio of 2.26, compared to 1739491200 on 8606030. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7437360 and a Short% of Float of 4.25.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.663, NRG has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.22. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01626088The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.03. The current Payout Ratio is 32.66% for NRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1738540800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
