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NRG Energy

159.87 USD
+1.33
0.84%
At close Jul 29, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
159.87
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.84%
5 days
-0.08%
1 month
-0.44%
3 months
45.96%
6 months
58.96%
Year to date
72.37%
1 year
115.08%
5 years
375.24%
10 years
626.68%
 

About: NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the US, with 6 million customers. Vivint Smart Home, which NRG acquired in 2023, has 2 million home-services customers. NRG also is one of the largest US independent power producers, with 13 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. The LS Power asset acquisition will add 13 GW of gas-fired power plants mostly in the Eastern US. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.

Employees: 15,637

0
Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 137 | Existing positions closed: 93

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 332 | Existing positions reduced: 264

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 811 [Q4 2024] → 837 (+26) [Q1 2025]

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.6B [Q4 2024] → $18.1B (+$513M) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 [Q4 2024] → 17 (+0) [Q1 2025]

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.13% [Q4 2024] → 93.14% (-2.99%) [Q1 2025]

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $243M | Put options by funds: $518M

Research analyst outlook

7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$132
17%
downside
Avg. target
$178
12%
upside
High target
$200
25%
upside

7 analyst ratings

positive
86%
neutral
14%
negative
0%
Citigroup
Ryan Levine
16%upside
$185
Buy
Maintained
17 Jul 2025
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
23%upside
$197
Overweight
Initiated
26 Jun 2025
Raymond James
J.R. Weston
22%upside
$195
Strong Buy
Initiated
13 Jun 2025
BMO Capital
James Thalacker
4%upside
$167
Market Perform
Maintained
14 May 2025
Wells Fargo
Neil Kalton
25%upside
$200
Overweight
Maintained
13 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 28 articles about NRG published over the past 30 days

Positive
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Business Wire
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) plans to report its second quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Management will present the results during a conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. EST (8:00 a.m. CST). The company will issue a press release regarding the second quarter 2025 financial results prior to the conference call, and it will be available on the NRG website at www.nrg.com. The live webcast and presentation materials can be accessed at invest.
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NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.44 per share, or $1.76 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable on August 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of August 1, 2025. About NRG NRG Energy, Inc. is leading the future of energy—now. Our solutions power a smarter, brighter future by helping customers achieve today's goals while solving for the challenge.
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Negative
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