NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock prices are up 0.23% to $102.68 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The NRG shares have gain 5.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.81%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 21, 2025, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $126 from $74. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on November 26, 2024, and elevated its price target to $113. On September 13, 2024, Jefferies initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $82 on the stock. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $65 on January 23, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $46 on November 06, 2023. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 01, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $50. In a note dated March 20, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $35 to $36.
The stock price of NRG Energy Inc [NRG] has been fluctuating between $51.26 and $115.38 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $86 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $102.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -16.24% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
The NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] reported sales of 27.97B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -10.12%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.12% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.31 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of4.32.
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 99.79 points at the first support level, and at 96.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 104.79, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 106.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG]’s Current Ratio is 1.17. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.10, while the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.74, the price to book ratio is 11.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.87.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Chung Bruce, EVP & CFO, that happened on Jan 13 ’25 when 20000.0 shares were sold. Officer, WOO-SUNG CHUNG completed a deal on Jan 13 ’25 to buy 20000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Exec VP, NRG Business Gaudette Robert J sold 60000.0 shares on Jan 02 ’25.
