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

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $198.4286.

A number of research firms have weighed in on NRG. BNP Paribas Exane set a $221.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings raised NRG Energy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Williams Trading set a $184.00 price objective on NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Barclays boosted their price objective on NRG Energy from $200.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank started coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, July 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $184.00 target price for the company.

NRG Energy Price Performance

NRG opened at $118.47 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $126.60 and a 200-day moving average of $141.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.34 and a beta of 1.18. NRG Energy has a 12-month low of $108.34 and a 12-month high of $189.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last issued its earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $7.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.31 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 52.95%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.73 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that NRG Energy will post 8.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NRG Energy

In related news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total value of $2,550,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 45,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,752,554.72. This trade represents a 30.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NRG. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in shares of NRG Energy in the second quarter worth about $4,440,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 14,662.9% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 34,582,918 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,051,181,000 after purchasing an additional 34,348,662 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank increased its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 91.6% in the second quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 14,268 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,084,000 after purchasing an additional 6,821 shares in the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd bought a new position in NRG Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,131,000. Finally, Syon Capital LLC raised its position in NRG Energy by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 5,810 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NRG Energy Company 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.