NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock is trading at $161.54, up 5.36%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NRG shares have gain 5.83% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.95%, 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 June 26, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $197. Previously, Raymond James started tracking the stock with Strong Buy rating on June 13, 2025, and set its price target to $195. On April 04, 2025, Goldman initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $129 on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $126 on January 21, 2025. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $113 on November 26, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on September 13, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $82. In a note dated January 23, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $65 on this stock.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock has fluctuated between $65.11 and $162.33 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $182 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $161.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.67% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] reported sales of 29.21B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 14.84%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.48 and Total Capital is 0.17. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.96.
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 157.80 points at the first support level, and at 154.06 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 163.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 165.96.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, NRG Energy Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.06. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.02, and the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.08, the price to book ratio is 14.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.44.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved RASESH M PATEL, Officer, that happened on Jun 10 ’25 when 30000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Howell Kevin completed a deal on May 30 ’25 to sell 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer RASESH M PATEL bought 24553.0 shares on Jun 03 ’25.
