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The closing price of NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) was $85.30 for the day, down -1.33% from the previous closing price of $86.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $85.9701 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $84.09.
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 44.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.92.
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, Jefferies on September 13, 2024, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $82.
On January 23, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $65.
UBS Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on November 06, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $46.
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 Sep 13 ’24 when Patel Rasesh M. sold 102,603 shares for $80.35 per share. The transaction valued at 8,244,151 led to the insider holds 163,680 shares of the business.
Patel Rasesh M. sold 24,546 shares of NRG for $2,047,382 on May 17 ’24. The President, NRG Consumer now owns 266,064 shares after completing the transaction at $83.41 per share. On Mar 14 ’24, another insider, Patel Rasesh M., who serves as the Exec VP, Smart Home of the company, sold 49,092 shares for $62.59 each. As a result, the insider received 3,072,668 and left with 356,962 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 17604214784 and an Enterprise Value of 29021536256. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.006 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.85.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NRG has reached a high of $96.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.59%.
Shares Statistics:
NRG traded an average of 2.67M shares per day over the past three months and 2173780 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 208.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 201.78M. Insiders hold about 2.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.17% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1727654400 were 9910866 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1724976000 on 9986977. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9910866 and a Short% of Float of 6.36.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.6, NRG has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.60. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018507808The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.94.
