Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for NRG Energy (NRG)

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/3/2025 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $100.00 to $115.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – NRG Energy was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/27/2025 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $140.00 to $165.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2025 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Guggenheim from $134.00 to $145.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2025 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $86.00 to $99.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – NRG Energy was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $126.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $74.00.

NRG Energy Stock Down 4.9 %

NRG Energy stock opened at $95.29 on Thursday. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $59.50 and a 12 month high of $117.26. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57. The firm has a market cap of $18.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.94, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.13.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.44 dividend. This is a positive change from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is 35.92%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Robert J. Gaudette sold 60,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 64,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,891,191.68. This represents a 48.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Bruce Chung sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.63, for a total transaction of $1,952,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 69,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,780,794.02. The trade was a 22.36 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of NRG Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in NRG Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 74.7% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 325 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in NRG Energy during the third quarter worth $35,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in NRG Energy by 100.4% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 455 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

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.