NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $199.4286.

NRG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Siebert Williams Shank started coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, July 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $184.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank reduced their target price on NRG Energy from $226.00 to $211.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Williams Trading set a $184.00 price target on NRG Energy in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $165.00 price target on NRG Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 24th.

Insider Activity at NRG Energy

In related news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total value of $2,550,400.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 45,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,752,554.72. The trade was a 30.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of NRG Energy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in NRG Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. EMC Capital Management purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NRG opened at $120.09 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17. The stock has a market cap of $25.34 billion, a PE ratio of 31.77 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $133.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $146.59. NRG Energy has a 1-year low of $112.50 and a 1-year high of $189.96.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.69 by ($0.20). NRG Energy had a return on equity of 52.95% and a net margin of 2.56%.The firm had revenue of $7.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that NRG Energy will post 8.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.475 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.26%.

About NRG Energy

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.