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NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) closed the day trading at $151.27 down -4.68% from the previous closing price of $158.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.07 million shares were traded. NRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $158.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $149.59.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NRG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.01. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 29574799360 and an Enterprise Value of 42341064704. As of this moment, NRG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.98. 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 13.97. 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 0.9109398 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10500872 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 3.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 39.20%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, NRG traded about 3.25M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, NRG traded about 3344430 shares per day. 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 98.03% stake in the company. Shares short for NRG as of 1749772800 were 6166215 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, 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
NRG’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.70, up from 1.695 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010681203The 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.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.19, with high estimates of $2.44 and low estimates of $1.95.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.89 and $7.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.59. EPS for the following year is $7.71, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $8.19 and $7.35.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $6.63B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.07B to a low estimate of $6.31B. As of the current estimate, NRG Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.66BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.21B. There is a high estimate of $8.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.03B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.72B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $28.48B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $30.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $28.13BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $31.1B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $33.04B and the low estimate is $28.9B.
