At the time of writing, NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock is trading at $160.96, up 0.05%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NRG shares have gain 3.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.50%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 28, 2025, and set its price target to $202. On September 22, 2025, Scotiabank initiated with a Sector Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $212 on the stock. Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $308 on August 20, 2025. Barclays initiated its recommendation with an Overweight and recommended $197 as its price target on June 26, 2025. Raymond James started tracking with a Strong Buy rating for this stock on June 13, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $195. In a note dated April 04, 2025, Goldman initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $129 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of NRG Energy Inc fluctuated between $79.57 and $180.54. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $191.4 within the next 12 months. NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] shares were valued at $160.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.91% based on the average NRG price forecast.
Analyzing the NRG fundamentals
According to NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG], the company’s sales were 29.76B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.26% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% 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 0.06, Equity is 0.61 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of6.15.
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 159.52 points at the first support level, and at 158.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 163.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 165.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] has a current ratio of 1.05. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.99, and the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.04, the price to book ratio is 23.44 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kinney Virginia, Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer, that happened on Nov 14 ’25 when 20000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Kinney Virginia completed a deal on Nov 14 ’25 to buy 20000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc. Liyanearachchi Dak sold 10672.0 shares on Sep 10 ’25.
