At the time of writing, NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock is trading at $104.66, down -0.49%. 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 2.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.30%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of NRG Energy Inc fluctuated between $51.26 and $115.38. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $86 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $104.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -17.83% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
According to NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG], the company’s sales were 27.97B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -10.12% plunge. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 4.32.
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 103.34 points at the first support level, and at 102.01 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 105.43, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 106.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] has a current ratio of 1.17. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.10 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.76, the price to book ratio is 11.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.35.
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.
