NRG Energy
NRG
Market cap $31.3B

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

Utilities Independent Power Producers

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

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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

6 positive

86%

1 neutral

14%

0 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

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Financial journalist opinion

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

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NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on August 6, 2025

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

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