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NRG Energy Inc

NRG
171.860USD
-1.280-0.74%
Close 10/31, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
33.45BMarket Cap
73.51P/E TTM

NRG Energy Inc

171.860
-1.280-0.74%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of NRG Energy Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

NRG Energy Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
13 / 69
Overall Ranking
113 / 4618
Industry
Electric Utilities & IPPs

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 13 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
183.165
Target Price
+5.79%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

NRG Energy Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
NRG Energy, Inc. is an energy and home services company. The Company’s businesses are the sale of electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial and wholesale customers, supported by its wholesale electric generation, as well as the sale of smart home products and services. Across the United States and Canada, the Company delivers sustainable solutions, predominately under brand names such as NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. Its segments include Texas, East, West/Services/Other, Vivint Smart Home and Corporate activities. It sells a variety of products to residential and small commercial customers, including retail electricity and energy management, natural gas, line and surge protection products and home protection products, repair and maintenance, and carbon offsets. It owns and leases a diversified wholesale generation portfolio with approximately 13 gigawatts of fossil fuel and renewable generation capacity at 18 plants.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 28.13B.
Turnaround to Profit
The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD .
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 32.42%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 70.75, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 185.68M shares, decreasing 7.35% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by David Tepper
Star Investor David Tepper holds 1.98M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company's current financial score is 5.47, which is lower than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.14. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 6.74B, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.23%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 116.78%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.47
Change
0

Financials

5.37

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

2.42

Operational Efficiency

6.00

Growth Potential

6.12

Shareholder Returns

7.45

NRG Energy Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current valuation score is 8.39, which is higher than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.49. Its current P/E ratio is 70.75, which is 3.86% below the recent high of 73.48 and 185.76% above the recent low of -60.68.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.39
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 13/69
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.82, which is higher than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.32. The average price target for NRG Energy Inc is 195.00, with a high of 212.00 and a low of 105.32.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.82
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 13 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
183.165
Target Price
+5.79%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

59
Total
12
Median
12
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
NRG Energy Inc
NRG
13
Southern Co
SO
20
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE_pr
20
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE_ps
20
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE
20
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE_pt
20
1
2
3
...
12

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.08, which is higher than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.16. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 182.16 and the support level at 159.93, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.20
Change
-0.12

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.916
Buy
RSI(14)
55.245
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
68.796
Neutral
ATR(14)
6.835
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
74.885
Neutral
Williams %R
39.046
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.208
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
173.770
Sell
MA10
169.404
Buy
MA20
168.059
Buy
MA50
161.859
Buy
MA100
158.341
Buy
MA200
135.901
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 6.19. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 95.99%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.50%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 26.28M shares, representing 13.59% of shares outstanding, with 4.17% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
26.28M
-3.66%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
11.90M
-1.25%
State Street Investment Management (US)
10.84M
-2.86%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
8.56M
+58.23%
Putnam Investment Management, L.L.C.
7.02M
-36.96%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
5.41M
+0.73%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
3.60M
+262.96%
Lyrical Asset Management LP
3.15M
-11.86%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
2.78M
-14.57%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.71M
-4.66%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.71, which is lower than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 6.94. The company's beta value is 1.16. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.71
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.16
VaR
+3.30%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+26.22%
240-Day Volatility
+48.44%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.88%
120 days
+26.21%
5 years
+26.21%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.65%
120 days
-13.61%
5 years
-16.71%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.88
120 days
+1.66
5 years
+1.03

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+26.22%
3 years
+26.22%
5 years
+34.22%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.34
3 years
+5.76
5 years
+1.83
Skewness
240 days
+1.36
3 years
+1.15
5 years
+0.38

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+48.44%
5 years
+38.08%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.00%
5 years
+1.26%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+295.00%
240 days
+295.00%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+24.26%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+25.46%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.51%
120 days
+1.60%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-7.15%
60 days
-3.68%
120 days
+2.53%

Peer Comparison

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8.56 /10
Score
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Xcel Energy Inc
Xcel Energy Inc
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8.38 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
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Portland General Electric Co
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8.32 /10
Score
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Clearway Energy Inc
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8.21 /10
Score
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8.17 /10
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