Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for NRG Energy, Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:NRG)

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for NRG Energy in a research report issued on Sunday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $7.20 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.40. The consensus estimate for NRG Energy’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NRG Energy’s FY2028 earnings at $11.81 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on NRG Energy from $78.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on NRG Energy from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on NRG Energy from $51.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 26th. TheStreet raised NRG Energy from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Friday, December 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on NRG Energy from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, March 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $59.50.

NRG Energy Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE NRG opened at $74.54 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $62.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.49, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.96. NRG Energy has a 1-year low of $30.52 and a 1-year high of $76.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -69.66 and a beta of 1.13.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.20. NRG Energy had a positive return on equity of 44.03% and a negative net margin of 0.70%. The firm had revenue of $6.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.51 billion.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 1st were given a dividend of $0.4075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 31st. This is an increase from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.19%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -152.34%.

Insider Transactions at NRG Energy

In related news, VP Rasesh M. Patel sold 49,092 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.59, for a total value of $3,072,668.28. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 356,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,342,251.58. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NRG Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in NRG Energy by 1,005.5% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 807 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in NRG Energy by 35.4% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 865 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hanseatic Management Services Inc. purchased a new position in NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. 97.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions.