Leonteq Securities AG Acquires New Stake in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new stake in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 5,446 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $867,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NRG. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in NRG Energy by 90.4% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in NRG Energy by 321.1% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 240 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the period. BOKF NA boosted its stake in NRG Energy by 3,714.3% during the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the period. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in NRG Energy by 1,970.6% during the third quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 352 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in NRG Energy during the third quarter valued at $74,000. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NRG Energy

In other news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total value of $783,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 55,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,693,291.75. The trade was a 8.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE NRG opened at $137.80 on Friday. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.22 and a 1-year high of $189.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $150.22 and a 200-day moving average of $157.60. The firm has a market cap of $29.07 billion, a PE ratio of 162.12 and a beta of 1.32.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by ($0.30). NRG Energy had a net margin of 0.74% and a return on equity of 70.67%. The company had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.43 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.68 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.98 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is 223.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Friday, March 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $197.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley set a $162.00 price objective on NRG Energy in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings lowered NRG Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.69.

NRG Energy Profile

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.