NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] gained 4.34% or 4.01 points to close at $96.40 with a heavy trading volume of 3937471 shares.
The daily chart for NRG points out that the company has recorded 17.91% gains over the past six months.
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If we look at the average trading volume of 2.64M shares, NRG reached to a volume of 3937471 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about NRG Energy Inc [NRG]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for NRG shares is $98.75 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on NRG stock is a recommendation set at 2.54. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for NRG Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on September 13, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wells Fargo raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on January 23, 2024, representing the official price target for NRG Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $33 to $46, while UBS kept a Neutral rating on NRG stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for NRG Energy Inc is set at 3.00, with the Price to Sales ratio for NRG stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.69. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 6.73, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.90. Price to Free Cash Flow for NRG in the course of the last twelve months was 11.81 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.11.
Trading performance analysis for NRG stock
NRG Energy Inc [NRG] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 6.64. With this latest performance, NRG shares gained by 8.85% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 17.91% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 112.24% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for NRG stock in for the last two-week period is set at 65.63, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 70.70, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 62.92 for NRG Energy Inc [NRG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 86.95, while it was recorded at 90.96 for the last single week of trading, and 75.44 for the last 200 days.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
NRG Energy Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.11 and a Current Ratio set at 1.18.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, NRG Energy Inc posted 1.41/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 4.04/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -2.63. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for NRG. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for NRG Energy Inc go to 11.95%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at NRG Energy Inc [NRG]
There are presently around $100.48%, or 103.38%% of NRG stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of NRG stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 27.36 million shares, which is approximately 13.0917%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 19.35 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.51 billion in NRG stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$929.2 million in NRG stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7102%.
