NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.750-7.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.370. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NRG has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of NRG Energy from $84.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Evercore ISI upgraded NRG Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $74.00 to $126.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Guggenheim increased their price target on NRG Energy from $134.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $121.14.

NRG Energy Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE NRG traded down $1.48 on Friday, reaching $103.63. The company had a trading volume of 855,422 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,049,816. The firm has a market cap of $20.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day moving average of $101.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.10. NRG Energy has a fifty-two week low of $54.12 and a fifty-two week high of $117.26.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.70%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.22%.

Insider Transactions at NRG Energy

In other news, CFO Bruce Chung sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.63, for a total transaction of $1,952,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 69,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,780,794.02. This represents a 22.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Robert J. Gaudette sold 60,000 shares of NRG Energy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.41, for a total transaction of $5,484,600.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 64,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,891,191.68. This trade represents a 48.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

About NRG Energy

NRG Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions.