NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $198.21.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of NRG Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $226.00 to $211.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Williams Trading set a $184.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, July 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $214.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th.

Insider Transactions at NRG Energy

In other NRG Energy news, CAO Gerald Alfred Spencer sold 1,580 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total value of $191,069.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $751,338.09. This trade represents a 20.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Burkett Financial Services LLC bought a new position in NRG Energy during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Wellington Altus USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NRG Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. National Pension Service raised its position in shares of NRG Energy by 13.9% in the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 345,477 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $50,460,000 after purchasing an additional 42,196 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 19.9% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 2,100 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in NRG Energy by 52.7% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 7,721 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,128,000 after buying an additional 2,664 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NRG Energy stock opened at $95.19 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $133.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17. NRG Energy has a 12 month low of $93.36 and a 12 month high of $189.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.18 and a beta of 1.17.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by ($0.20). NRG Energy had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 52.95%. The business had revenue of $7.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 anticipate that NRG Energy will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.4750 per share. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 50.26%.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy, Inc (NYSE:NRG) is an integrated power and home services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company produces and sells electricity and natural gas and provides energy-related products and services to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers.

NRG operates power generation assets that use a range of fuel sources, including natural gas, coal, nuclear power and renewable energy. It also develops and supports technologies such as battery storage and offers electricity, natural gas, renewable energy and energy-management services through retail brands including Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy and other regional providers.

In addition to its energy business, NRG provides smart-home, security, automation and related services through its Vivint operations.