NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Saturday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.550-8.15 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.920. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Melius Research began coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $308.00 target price for the company. Scotiabank began coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $212.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company raised NRG Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Melius initiated coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $308.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.31.

NRG Energy Trading Down 0.7%

NRG Energy stock opened at $165.07 on Monday. NRG Energy has a one year low of $79.57 and a one year high of $180.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $166.26 and its 200 day moving average is $156.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.99, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.63 billion, a PE ratio of 74.69 and a beta of 1.16.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.85. NRG Energy had a net margin of 1.78% and a return on equity of 88.22%. The firm had revenue of $7.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.90 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that NRG Energy will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be issued a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.31%.

NRG Energy declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the utilities provider to repurchase up to 9.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Dak Liyanearachchi sold 10,672 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $1,654,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 48,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,528,505. This represents a 18.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,187 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 1,528 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP increased its position in NRG Energy by 65.8% in the third quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 9,889 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,602,000 after buying an additional 3,926 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of NRG Energy in the second quarter worth about $1,538,000. SummitTX Capital L.P. purchased a new position in shares of NRG Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,537,000. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 246.2% during the 3rd quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 8,406 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after acquiring an additional 5,978 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

About NRG Energy

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.