In the last trading session, 3.85 million shares of the NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) were traded, and its beta was 1.09. Most recently the company’s share price was $156.91, and it changed around -$0.91 or -0.58% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $30.68B. NRG currently trades at a discount to its 52-week high of $161.78, offering almost -3.1% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $65.11, which indicates that the current value has risen by an impressive 58.5% since then.
NRG Energy Inc stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, based on a mean score of 2.42. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 1 out of 12 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 1 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 4 recommended NRG as a Hold, whereas 6 deemed it a Buy, and 0 rated it as Underweight. NRG Energy Inc is expected to report earnings per share of 1.39 for the current quarter.
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) trade information
Instantly NRG has showed a red trend with a performance of -0.58% at the end of last trading. The performance over the last five days has remained in the red territory. The rise to weekly highs of 161.38 on recent trading dayincreased the stock’s daily price by 2.77%. The company’s shares are currently up 73.92% year-to-date, but still down -2.69% over the last five days. On the other hand, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) is 44.84% up in the 30-day period.
The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $167, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 6.04% from its current value. Analyst projections state that NRG is forecast to be at a low of $167 and a high of $167.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG) estimates and forecasts
The year-over-year growth rate is expected to be 7.25%, up from the previous year.
Consensus estimates provided by 2 financial analysts predict the company will bring in an average of 6.79B in revenue for the current quarter. 2 analysts expect NRG Energy Inc to make 8.21B in revenue for the current ending quarter. The company’s sales for the same quarters a year ago were 6.66B and 7.22B respectively. Analysts predict that the company’s current quarter sales will jump, forecast at 1.99%. Forecasts for the next quarter put sales growth at 13.70%.
Looking at the company’s year-over-year earnings, the past five years showed a negative earnings growth rate of -20.43%. NRG Energy Inc earnings are expected to increase by 12.38% in 2025, but the outlook is positive 12.26% per year for the next five years.
NRG Dividends
NRG Energy Inc’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in June. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 1.08 percent and its annual dividend per share was 1.70. It is important to note, however, that the 1.08% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.
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