NRG Energy Inc. [NRG] stock prices are up 6.43% to $87.09 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The NRG shares have gain 7.47% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.24%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
NRG Energy Inc. [NYSE: NRG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 13, 2024, when Jefferies initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $82. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on January 23, 2024, and set its price target to $65. On November 06, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $46 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $50 on November 01, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $36 on March 20, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 19, 2022. In a note dated December 09, 2022, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $47 to $37.
The stock price of NRG Energy Inc. [NRG] has been fluctuating between $36.61 and $87.58 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $56 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc. [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $87.09 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -35.7% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
The NRG Energy Inc. [NYSE:NRG] reported sales of 28.88B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.62 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.97.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 83.99 points at the first support level, and at 80.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 88.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 90.26.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that NRG Energy Inc. [NYSE:NRG]’s Current Ratio is 1.18. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.11 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.62, the price to book ratio is 6.08 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Patel Rasesh M., President, NRG Consumer, that happened on Sep 13 ’24 when 0.1 million shares were sold. President, NRG Consumer, Patel Rasesh M. completed a deal on May 17 ’24 to sell 24546.0 shares. Meanwhile, Exec VP, Smart Home Patel Rasesh M. sold 49092.0 shares on Mar 14 ’24.
