NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 7.900-9.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 9.020. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

NRG Energy Price Performance

NRG stock opened at $157.40 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.92, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.58. NRG Energy has a one year low of $114.20 and a one year high of $189.96. The stock has a market cap of $33.77 billion, a PE ratio of 39.95 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $158.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.64.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by ($0.30). NRG Energy had a return on equity of 109.48% and a net margin of 2.81%.The company had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.43 billion. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. On average, analysts predict that NRG Energy will post 9.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is currently 48.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 price objective for the company. Evercore assumed coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 price objective for the company. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Zacks Research raised shares of NRG Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of NRG Energy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $197.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total transaction of $783,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 55,495 shares in the company, valued at $8,693,291.75. This represents a 8.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NRG Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,868,408 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,730,685,000 after buying an additional 234,666 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,880,954 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $790,471,000 after buying an additional 31,238 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 124.1% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,808,814 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $287,469,000 after buying an additional 1,001,672 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,515,458 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $241,322,000 after buying an additional 72,893 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 42.7% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,368,824 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $221,671,000 after buying an additional 409,776 shares during the last quarter. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About NRG Energy

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.