In the last trading session, 2.17 million NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.14. With the company’s per share price at $155.05 changed hands at -$0.89 or -0.57% during last session, the market valuation stood at $30.31B. NRG’s last price was a discount, traded about -4.7% off its 52-week high of $162.33. The share price had its 52-week low at $65.11, which suggests the last value was 58.01% up since then.
Analysts gave the NRG Energy Inc (NRG) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Hold, calculated at a mean rating of 2.45. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 0 out of 7 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 4 recommended NRG as a Hold, 3 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight. NRG Energy Inc’s EPS for the current quarter is expected to be 1.27.
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) trade information
Instantly NRG was in red as seen at the end of in last trading. With action -2.17%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 71.86%, with the 5-day performance at -2.17% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) is 28.84% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 167, meaning bulls need an upside of 7.16% from its current market value. According to analyst projections, NRG’s forecast low is 167 with 167 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -7.71% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -7.71% for it to hit the projected low.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG) estimates and forecasts
Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 7.25% up from the last financial year.
Consensus estimates given by 2 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 6.79B. 2 analysts are of the opinion that NRG Energy Inc’s revenue for the current quarter will be 8.21B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 6.66B and 7.22B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at 1.99%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 13.70%.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of -20.43%. The 2025 estimates are for NRG Energy Inc earnings to increase by 11.94%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 12.97% per year.
NRG Dividends
NRG Energy Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in July. The 1.09% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 1.70. It is important to note, however, that the 1.09% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
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