NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Reaches New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $134.91 and last traded at $136.2450, with a volume of 200216 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $137.30.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on NRG. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 target price on NRG Energy in a report on Monday, April 27th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Evercore assumed coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded NRG Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Friday, March 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $197.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.57.

NRG Energy Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The company has a market capitalization of $28.44 billion, a PE ratio of 158.63 and a beta of 1.32. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $155.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.92.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.43 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 0.74% and a return on equity of 70.67%. The business’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.68 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 9.02 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is 223.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NRG Energy news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total value of $783,250.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 55,495 shares in the company, valued at $8,693,291.75. This represents a 8.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of NRG Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in NRG Energy by 90.4% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.