At the time of writing, NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock is trading at $109.36, up 0.95%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NRG shares have gain 17.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.20%, 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 April 04, 2025, when Goldman initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $129. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 21, 2025, and elevated its price target to $126. On November 26, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $113 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $82 on September 13, 2024. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $65 as its price target on January 23, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 06, 2023, and upped its price target to $46. In a note dated November 01, 2023, Guggenheim upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $50.
For the past year, the stock price of NRG Energy Inc fluctuated between $65.11 and $117.26. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $94 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $109.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.05% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
According to NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG], the company’s sales were 28.10B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.89% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.38 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 4.44.
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 108.10 points at the first support level, and at 106.84 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 110.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 110.92.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] has a current ratio of 1.02. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.96, while the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.79, the price to book ratio is 11.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.67.
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.
