NRG Energy (NRG) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) is projected to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect NRG Energy to post earnings of $0.72 per share and revenue of $8.28 billion for the quarter.

NRG Energy Price Performance

NRG stock opened at $109.35 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $97.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.27 billion, a PE ratio of 27.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.10. NRG Energy has a one year low of $65.11 and a one year high of $117.26.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.92%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in NRG Energy stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) by 41.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,187 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,528 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in NRG Energy were worth $468,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on NRG. Evercore ISI upgraded NRG Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $74.00 to $126.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Guggenheim boosted their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $134.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Friday, April 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NRG Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.00.

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.