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NRG Energy Inc (NRG)
NYSE:NRG
NRG Stock Chart & Stats
$145.80
-$1.09(-1.13%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$145.80
-$1.09(-1.13%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$79.57 - $189.96
Previous CloseN/A
Volume594.39K
Average Volume (3M)3.02M
Market Cap
$31.23B
Enterprise Value$43.26B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$6.93B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$16.77B
Price to Earnings (P/E)35.9
Beta1.73
Next Earnings
Apr 30, 2026EPS Estimate
2.77Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.11%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.03
Shares Outstanding214,205,470
10 Day Avg. Volume2,721,109
30 Day Avg. Volume3,016,954
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.76
Price to Book (P/B)18.47
Price to Sales (P/S)1.01
P/FCF Ratio40.54
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.39
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.41
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.45
Enterprise Value/Ebitda11.35
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$199.82Price Target Upside37.05% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)9.24
Revenue Forecast (FY)$35.23B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Acquisition And DiversificationLS Power acquisition materially expanded NRG's generation capacity and regional footprint, diversifying the business mix and improving the company's ability to serve both wholesale and retail markets.
Capital Returns And Cash GenerationStrong free cash flow generation underpins a significantly larger share repurchase program, reducing equity overhang and supporting enhanced shareholder returns.
Data Center Contracts And BYOPA sizable contracted data center power pipeline and Bring Your Own Power solutions could create stable, recurring revenue and deepen long-term commercial relationships with large customers.
Bears Say
Balance Sheet And Credit RiskCredit metrics lag peers, which may require substantial debt paydown and could delay de-leveraging while constraining planned share buybacks.
Commodity Exposure And HedgingA substantial natural gas and power short position increases vulnerability to commodity price swings and could undermine an asset-light strategic direction.
Integration And Execution RiskRe-rating of the shares depends on management proving revenue synergies between the traditional energy business and Vivint's higher-margin customer platform, creating execution risk for future results.
NRG Energy News
NRG FAQ
What was NRG Energy Inc’s price range in the past 12 months?
NRG Energy Inc lowest stock price was $79.57 and its highest was $189.96 in the past 12 months.
What is NRG Energy Inc’s market cap?
NRG Energy Inc’s market cap is $31.23B.
When is NRG Energy Inc’s upcoming earnings report date?
NRG Energy Inc’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 30, 2026 which is in 38 days.
How were NRG Energy Inc’s earnings last quarter?
NRG Energy Inc released its earnings results on Feb 24, 2026. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.981 by $0.049.
Is NRG Energy Inc overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts NRG Energy Inc’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does NRG Energy Inc pay dividends?
NRG Energy Inc pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.44 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.11%. See more information on NRG Energy Inc dividends here
What is NRG Energy Inc’s EPS estimate?
NRG Energy Inc’s EPS estimate is 2.77.
How many shares outstanding does NRG Energy Inc have?
NRG Energy Inc has 214,205,470 shares outstanding.
What happened to NRG Energy Inc’s price movement after its last earnings report?
NRG Energy Inc reported an EPS of $1.03 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.981. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 4.254%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of NRG Energy Inc?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in NRG
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
NRG Energy Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$199.82 (37.05% Upside)
$199.82 (37.05% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
NRG Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 65%
Sector Average 65%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 199.9K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $5.3B over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 0.5%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.7%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 80%
Bearish news 20%
Bearish news 20%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
48.14%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
39.65%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
21.31%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
NRG Energy Inc
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to approximately 6 million residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, and energy efficiency, and advisory services, as well as carbon management and specialty services; and on-site energy solutions. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. As of December 31, 2021, it owns and leases power generation portfolio with approximately 18,000 megawatts of capacity at 25 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
NRG Company Deck
NRG Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed strong, broad-based operational and financial momentum: record 2025 results, a successful LS Power close that materially expands and rebalances generation capacity, reaffirmed 2026 guidance, and an ambitious but de-risked multi-year growth and capital return plan. Key challenges include segment-specific EBITDA declines, one-time integration costs, sensitivity to weather and market prices, regulatory timing in PJM, and analyst concern about long-lived gas asset economics versus contract lengths. On balance the positives — meaningful earnings and cash-flow upside, accretive acquisition integration, clear capital allocation, and concrete pathways to serve growing data-center demand — materially outweigh the manageable risks called out on the call.View all NRG earnings summariesNRG Revenue Breakdown
36.27% Texas
46.44% East
10.43% West/Other
6.98% Vivint Smart Home
-0.11% Corporate/Eliminations
NRG Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$199.82
▲(37.05% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
8.18% Insiders
27.79% Mutual Funds
13.71% Other Institutional Investors
24.66% Public Companies and Individual Investors