NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock prices are up 0.10% to $172.76 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NRG shares have gain 5.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.49%, 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 October 28, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $202. Previously, Scotiabank started tracking the stock with Sector Outperform rating on September 22, 2025, and set its price target to $212. On August 20, 2025, Melius initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $308 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $197 on June 26, 2025. Raymond James initiated its recommendation with a Strong Buy and recommended $195 as its price target on June 13, 2025. Goldman started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 04, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $129. In a note dated January 21, 2025, Evercore ISI upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $74 to $126.
The stock price of NRG Energy Inc [NRG] has been fluctuating between $79.57 and $175.96 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $185 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $172.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.08% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
The NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] reported sales of 29.39B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.64%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of4.86.
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 167.77 points at the first support level, and at 162.77 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 175.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 178.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG]’s Current Ratio is 0.93. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.88, and the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.14, the price to book ratio is 20.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 73.11.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Liyanearachchi Dak, Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc., that happened on Sep 10 ’25 when 10672.0 shares were sold. Officer, DON LIYANEARACHCHI completed a deal on Sep 10 ’25 to buy 10672.0 shares.
