NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.57 in comparison to its previous close of 102.86, however, the company has experienced a 8.02% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-20 that NRG Energy (NRG) reachead $99.64 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.4% change compared to its last close.
Is It Worth Investing in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) is 20.26x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for NRG is 1.07. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for NRG is 199.44M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.49% of that float. On March 26, 2025, NRG’s average trading volume was 3.31M shares.
NRG’s Market Performance
NRG stock saw a decrease of 8.02% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.12% and a quarterly a decrease of 14.59%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.58%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.51% for NRG Energy Inc (NRG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.93% for NRG’s stock, with a simple moving average of 13.77% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NRG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NRG stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for NRG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for NRG in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $126 based on the research report published on January 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NRG reach a price target of $113, previously predicting the price at $93. The rating they have provided for NRG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 26th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to NRG, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on September 13th of the previous year.
NRG Trading at 0.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NRG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.58%, as shares sank -0.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NRG rose by +8.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.47. In addition, NRG Energy Inc saw 13.36% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NRG starting from Chung Bruce, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $97.63 back on Jan 13 ’25. After this action, Chung Bruce now owns 69,454 shares of NRG Energy Inc, valued at $1,952,600 using the latest closing price.
WOO-SUNG CHUNG, the Officer of NRG Energy Inc, proposed sale 20,000 shares at $97.63 during a trade that took place back on Jan 13 ’25, which means that WOO-SUNG CHUNG is holding shares at $1,952,618 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NRG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for NRG Energy Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 41.79, with 4.49 for asset returns.
Based on NRG Energy Inc (NRG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.82 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.5 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.02.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of NRG Energy Inc (NRG) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
