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NRG Energy Inc

NRG

166.080USD

+1.240+0.75%
Close 09/15, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
32.32BMarket Cap
71.04P/E TTM

NRG Energy Inc

166.080

+1.240+0.75%

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

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. 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. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
21 / 68
Overall Ranking
115 / 4724
Industry
Electric Utilities & IPPs

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 11 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
174.301
Target Price
+5.74%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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.
Turnaround to Profit
The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD 1.06B.%!(EXTRA int=2)
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 68.37, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 188.54M shares, decreasing 12.12% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 26.28M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company's current financial score is 6.98, which is lower than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.09. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 8.59B, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.56%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 48.38%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.98
Change
-1.33

Financials

5.38

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

2.34

Operational Efficiency

6.36

Growth Potential

6.72

Shareholder Returns

7.45

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current valuation score is 4.60, which is lower than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 5.95. Its current P/E ratio is 60.98, which is -75.40% below the recent high of 15.00 and 106.99% above the recent low of -4.26.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.00
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 21/68
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.45, which is lower than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.50. The average price target for NRG Energy Inc is 185.00, with a high of 203.00 and a low of 103.21.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.64
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 11 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
174.301
Target Price
+5.74%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

61
Total
12
Median
10
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
NRG Energy Inc
NRG
11
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE_pt
21
Southern Co
SO
21
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE_pr
21
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE_ps
21
Nextera Energy Inc
NEE
21
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 Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.97, which is lower than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 7.36. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 168.20 and the support level at 135.79, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.75
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(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
4.807
Neutral
RSI(14)
67.326
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
89.424
Overbought
ATR(14)
4.954
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
169.072
Buy
Williams %R
10.408
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.034
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
160.462
Buy
MA10
153.770
Buy
MA20
150.451
Buy
MA50
153.617
Buy
MA100
149.050
Buy
MA200
123.823
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 6.63. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 97.45%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 3.56%. 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
27.28M
-3.12%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
12.05M
-19.89%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
11.16M
+1.71%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
5.41M
+34.23%
Putnam Investment Management, L.L.C.
11.14M
+2.16%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
5.37M
+0.47%
Lyrical Asset Management LP
3.57M
-1.91%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
3.26M
+1.18%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.85M
-15.79%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Electric Utilities & IPPs domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.55, which is higher than the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry's average of 5.32. The company's beta value is 1.17. 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
5.55
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.13
VaR
+3.30%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+26.22%
240-Day Volatility
+48.21%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.88%
120 days
+26.21%
5 years
+26.21%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-13.61%
120 days
-13.61%
5 years
-16.71%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.06
120 days
+2.01
5 years
+1.13
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+26.22%
3 years
+32.11%
5 years
+34.22%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.13
3 years
+2.82
5 years
+2.30
Skewness
240 days
+1.33
3 years
+0.82
5 years
+0.36
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+48.21%
5 years
+37.74%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.84%
5 years
+1.21%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+292.91%
240 days
+292.91%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+28.50%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+39.74%
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%

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Clearway Energy Inc
Clearway Energy Inc
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7.71 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
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7.65 /10
Score
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7.58 /10
Score
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7.58 /10
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